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Apr 2024
1h 13m

Part One: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop ...

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Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur.

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