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Beria was an atheist.
Following Stalin's death on 5 March 1953, in which Beria may have been implicated, Beria was appointed First deputy Prime Minister, and ranked second in the Soviet hierarchy under his ally [[Georgy Malenkov]]. However, [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[Nikolai Bulganain]] won Malenkov over to their proposals to depose Beria following the 1953 uprising in [[East Germany]]. Beria was arrested in June 1953, and was executed by firing squad on 23 December 1953.
Following Stalin's death on 5 March 1953, in which Beria may have been implicated, Beria was appointed First deputy Prime Minister, and ranked second in the Soviet hierarchy under his ally [[Georgy Malenkov]]. However, [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[Nikolai Bulganain]] won Malenkov over to their proposals to depose Beria following the 1953 uprising in [[East Germany]]. Beria was arrested in June 1953, and was executed by firing squad on 23 December 1953.
Beria was an [[Atheism|atheist]].
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