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What was one of the major side effects of the massive release of over a million prisoners under Beria's rule?

  • Increase in unemployment

  • Substantial increase in crime

  • A massive famine

  • A decline in the Soviet economy

Answer

A substantial increase in crime was one of the major side effects of the massive release of over a million prisoners under Beria's rule. The release of so many prisoners from the Gulag was intended to improve the image of the Soviet Union and to show that the country was committed to reform.
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