Head of the Smersh died after 1951
Joined the NKVD in 1935, from 1942-46 became a friend and worked tightly with Beriya. He is known for plundering post war areas. In 1950, he replaced Kruglov in the head of the MGB because Kruglov lost Stalin's trust. However, Beriya saw Abakumov as a huge threat to his own position and so he collected necessary "evidence" of Abakumov's prepared revolution. Abakumov was send to a work camp in 1951, where he probably died later.Recommended books:
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