On this day, 72 years ago, July 10, 1953 (May 30, 1953 in the lunar calendar), Beria, the head of the Soviet secret police, was dismissed from his post. On July 10, 1953, Beria, head of the Soviet secret police, accused Beria, First Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, of attempting to seize supreme power and establish capitalism in the Soviet Union. Beria was dismissed from all duties and will be tried by the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union. Prior to that, Beria was also the Minister of the Interior in charge of the Soviet Secret Police. He is considered to be the second most important person after Chairman of the Council of Ministers Malinkov. But now with the sudden dismissal and accusations, Beria's freedom and even his life have been greatly threatened. The news announced that day called Beria an imperialist spy and "a vicious enemy of the Soviet people."