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Сын за отца отвечает. Мой отец Лаврентий Берия.
Сенсационная книга, в которой рассказывается о легендарном Лаврентии Павловиче Берии – ближайшем соратнике Сталина. Его титаническая деятельность на самых разных должностях – от всесильного наркома госбезопасности до руководителя советского атомного проекта – была на первом краю сталинской политики. В наше время имя Л.П. Берии обросло многочисленными мифами и легендами. Оно постоянно подвергается нападкам недоброжелателей, за которыми намеренно скрывается историческая правда. Как получить достоверную информацию об этом незаурядном деятеле Советского Союза? Его сын С.Л. Берия готов ответить за отца и рассказать немало интересного.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1994
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March 24, 2017
First of all; while reading this book always keep in mind who wrote it. A son writing about his father.
As expected, Beria is portrayed in a much more favorable light in this book (much, MUCH more favorable).
That being said, the author did grow up in the top ruling-class environment and most of the information provided is first-hand experience and insider knowledge. But this is not a beginners book on the era - you need to have some prior knowledge of the subject to really comprehend it and be able to fill in the gaps. For example, the author mentions the word "Katyn" in the book but nothing else, and assumes you already have the background about the incident.
The book is really as much about Stalin as it is about Beria. In fact, I would put more stock in the information about Stalin then I would Beria.
There are a lot of names/characters to keep track of. There is no way around this as the relationships between them are important and complex. There again, it helps to have seen many of the names before in other books.
The book also has many, many pages of footnotes. I didn't read all of them, but I did read a fair share as I was going along, and I would say they are fairly important to read. Some footnotes do mention that a contradictory account of the particular situation exists, or has been published by xxxx.
I read the book primarily to know more about the time immediately before and after Stalin's death, and the few years that followed. I didn't really get what I was looking for, but I do have better knowledge of the environment and mindset of the time. I'm not disappointed, but I'm not thrilled either.
As expected, Beria is portrayed in a much more favorable light in this book (much, MUCH more favorable).
That being said, the author did grow up in the top ruling-class environment and most of the information provided is first-hand experience and insider knowledge. But this is not a beginners book on the era - you need to have some prior knowledge of the subject to really comprehend it and be able to fill in the gaps. For example, the author mentions the word "Katyn" in the book but nothing else, and assumes you already have the background about the incident.
The book is really as much about Stalin as it is about Beria. In fact, I would put more stock in the information about Stalin then I would Beria.
There are a lot of names/characters to keep track of. There is no way around this as the relationships between them are important and complex. There again, it helps to have seen many of the names before in other books.
The book also has many, many pages of footnotes. I didn't read all of them, but I did read a fair share as I was going along, and I would say they are fairly important to read. Some footnotes do mention that a contradictory account of the particular situation exists, or has been published by xxxx.
I read the book primarily to know more about the time immediately before and after Stalin's death, and the few years that followed. I didn't really get what I was looking for, but I do have better knowledge of the environment and mindset of the time. I'm not disappointed, but I'm not thrilled either.
January 31, 2017
The book is written in a total disorder. The ideas are mixed and the stories, too. The author tries to put his father in a too good light, being, in my opinion, too subjective. The interesting fact about the book is that it reveals different cases and relationships between communist party members emphasizing the dirty fight for power during the USSR era.
May 19, 2018
Необъективность - так характеризую книгу. Не может сын писать что отец шел против людей при Сталине, все вокруг плохие, только отец другой, с правильными принципами. Режим репрессий был - а он руководил этим как второй человек в государстве.
October 14, 2020
لم اكمل قراءة الكتاب. فهو دفاع واضح من الإبن عن أبيه. و لا اعتقد ان له أي قيمة تاريخية إلا لدى المتخصصين الذين يستطيعون استخلاص الحقائق.
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January 19, 2025Tatal tau a fost o bestie, baiete.....
September 19, 2019
Last year in Moscow, a mundane case came before the courts; it was brought by an ageing son who was seeking the judicial rehabilitation of his father. There have been many such cases in recent years. Stalin's NKVD worked to death or executed millions of innocent Soviet citizens, and their families can now wipe the blot of shame from the official records in this way. The difference in this particular case was that the deceased had not been shot in Stalin's lifetime but some months afterwards. More remarkably, he had been someone most people regarded not as a victim but rather as a Stalinist killer: Lavrenti Beria. The case was given due consideration, but in the end the plea made by his son Sergo was rejected.
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Lavrenti Beria was one of Stalin's NKVD leaders in the Great Terror, and headed the NKVD from 1938 until being transferred to oversee the Soviet nuclear bomb project. Introducing him to Churchill during the second world war, Stalin playfully described him as "our Himmler". Beria supervised the deportation of several nations in wartime and was in charge of the Katyn massacre of Polish officers. He terrified even the Red Army high commanders; the phrase they had for being purged was "going to have coffee with Beria".
Only Stalin intimidated Beria as much as Beria intimidated others. Before dying in March 1953, Stalin seems to have decided at last to get rid of him. Beria therefore had a vital interest in seeing Stalin laid into a coffin, and there were rumours that he murdered him. The scene of Stalin's death agony was grotesque. When it looked as though he was breathing his last, Beria's face shone with delight. But during those minutes when Stalin returned to consciousness, Beria got to his knees and lovingly kissed his hands.
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Lavrenti Beria was one of Stalin's NKVD leaders in the Great Terror, and headed the NKVD from 1938 until being transferred to oversee the Soviet nuclear bomb project. Introducing him to Churchill during the second world war, Stalin playfully described him as "our Himmler". Beria supervised the deportation of several nations in wartime and was in charge of the Katyn massacre of Polish officers. He terrified even the Red Army high commanders; the phrase they had for being purged was "going to have coffee with Beria".
Only Stalin intimidated Beria as much as Beria intimidated others. Before dying in March 1953, Stalin seems to have decided at last to get rid of him. Beria therefore had a vital interest in seeing Stalin laid into a coffin, and there were rumours that he murdered him. The scene of Stalin's death agony was grotesque. When it looked as though he was breathing his last, Beria's face shone with delight. But during those minutes when Stalin returned to consciousness, Beria got to his knees and lovingly kissed his hands.
July 28, 2019
Решила создать для себя шкалу необъективности мемуаров, где за 0 принята максимально непредвзятая работа в условиях изначальной пристрастности источника, а 100 - мемуары Серго Берия. Рассуждая об искажении истории Светланой Аллилуевой и Андреем Маленковым, он сам заявляет, что "мой батя самых честных правил" и "виноваты не люди - виновата система". Но кто же привел эту систему в действие? И уж не сам ли Лаврентий Павлович был верным соратником великого и ужасного двигателя этой системы?
Если отбросить тотальную апологию отца, то в книге интересные моменты есть, и их не мало. Взять хотя бы описания действий советской разведки во время Тегеранской и Ялтинской конференций и разработки ракет.
Правда, с главы, посвященной внезапно воскресшей царевны Анастасии хотелось смеяться в голос. Но оно и понятно - версия мемуаров, которую я читала ("Мой отец - Лаврентий Берия"), вышла в 1994 году, в 1991 г. нашли предположительные останки Романовых, а в 1993 началась экспертиза, так что тема наверняка была "хайповой".
P.S. У меня большой перечень источников личного происхождения, которые хочется прочитать. Интересно, перешагнет ли отметку в сотню по шкале необъективности трилогия Сергея Хрущева?
Если отбросить тотальную апологию отца, то в книге интересные моменты есть, и их не мало. Взять хотя бы описания действий советской разведки во время Тегеранской и Ялтинской конференций и разработки ракет.
Правда, с главы, посвященной внезапно воскресшей царевны Анастасии хотелось смеяться в голос. Но оно и понятно - версия мемуаров, которую я читала ("Мой отец - Лаврентий Берия"), вышла в 1994 году, в 1991 г. нашли предположительные останки Романовых, а в 1993 началась экспертиза, так что тема наверняка была "хайповой".
P.S. У меня большой перечень источников личного происхождения, которые хочется прочитать. Интересно, перешагнет ли отметку в сотню по шкале необъективности трилогия Сергея Хрущева?
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May 13, 2023توقفت عند الصفحة ١٤٠
يحاول الاب يلمع صورة أبيه
سرد ممل جداً وتبحث عن الفائدة ولا تجده ربما اكون ضلمت الكتاب لاني لم أتممه
ولكن لي عودة معاه
يحاول الاب يلمع صورة أبيه
سرد ممل جداً وتبحث عن الفائدة ولا تجده ربما اكون ضلمت الكتاب لاني لم أتممه
ولكن لي عودة معاه
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