The Death of Stalin: The Ministry of State Security (MGB)
Topic 1: Crisis in the Caucasus
Topic 2: Internal Power Struggles
It is March 5th, 1953, and the brutal Russian winter is in full force. Joseph Stalin, the beating heart at the center of the Soviet world, is dead. The Soviet public is currently blissfully unaware of this fact. But those in power know, and have been planning for this moment for decades: the vultures are already circling. Among the claimants to the Kremlin is the USSR's all-powerful security agency, the Ministry of State Security (MGB), led by the feared Lavrentiy Beria. A succession crisis is starting that could have cataclysmic consequences for the USSR, and the world. Support Beria's claim, and loyally fight off the other warring factions to land a prized position in the new regime. Alternatively, stake your own claim on the throne! Or perhaps to the shadowy men in black, the USSR's existence is something they no longer wish to support...
Co-chairs
Feeman Annas and Tessa joseph
Feeman is a second year from Fairfax and Fredericksburg, Virginia, planning to double major in Cognitive Science and Global Public Health! Apart from all things Model UN, Feeman can be found playing guitar, practicing dance, going to the gym, watching soccer games, and forcing anyone she can find to go hiking with her. She is always down to try any new food, can probably vibe with anyone's music, and---after serving on Secretariat for VICS this year---is excited to meet everyone at VAMUN!
mpr9aj@virginia.edu
Tessa Joseph is a first year from Vienna, Virginia, planning to double major in Politics and Computer Science. In her free time, you can find Tessa working out, reading, or trying all the meal exchanges on campus. She is a huge fan of Coldplay and Kendrick Lamar (the GOAT). She also loves watching Bollywood movies, and is always down to debate hot takes about them. After participating at VAMUN in high school, she is so excited to play an active part in the conference that shaped so much of her MUN experience!
kym9bj@virginia.edu
