Lavrenty Beria - a name written on the pages of history in blood. A man who stands apart even among the numerous "criminals in power," whom, alas, was so rich in the 20th century. A man who, during the life of Stalin, was considered an "outstanding statesman," and after the death of the leader, he was shot as a state criminal. "Father native" for subordinates - and a ruthless executioner for many thousands of victims of the Gulag. A man who broke through to power with cynicism and cruelty unprecedented even for the Stalinist era. The name of Lawrence Beria to this day is surrounded by frightening legends, secrets, riddles. The riddles that the author of the book, who himself went through the nightmare of the Lubyanka basements, is trying to solve...