>read about something bad in the soviet union pre '53

>>2524462
Of course he was. He was doing vital work bringing the population count back up after the devastation of the Great Patriotic War.

I don't believe men wearing glasses are capable of doing bad things. So yes, he was just a scapegoat.

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>>2524462
He has a good taste of woman.

>>2524488
Jews?

>>2524462
He was scapegoated heavily, but the stuff about him being a serial rapist was well documented even before the post-Stalin government decided to blame him for everything. Big Man Joe himself warned his daughter never to end up alone with him.

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>>2524632
Surely uncle joe knew that beria would absolutely not have the balls to rape his daughter.

>that cheeky hand grab tho

>>2524462
In popular history, yes. Beria wasn't even in charge during the great purges but good luck getting someone to name Yezhov.

>>2524488