From GROK:
Stalin’s policies (1924–1953) included forced collectivization, the Great Purge, Gulag labor camps, mass deportations, and engineered famines like the Holodomor. Below is a breakdown based on available evidence:
- Holodomor (1932–1933): The Ukrainian famine, widely regarded as man-made, killed an estimated 3.5–7 million people, with 5 million often cited as a median figure.
- Other Famines: Collectivization-related famines in Kazakhstan, the Volga region, and elsewhere caused 1–2 million deaths.
- Great Purge (1936–1938): Executions during the purges are estimated at 600,000–1.2 million, based on NKVD records and mass grave findings.
- Gulag System: From 1929–1953, about 1.6 million deaths are documented in labor camps due to starvation, disease, and executions, though estimates range up to 2.5 million.
- Deportations: Forced resettlements of ethnic groups (e.g., Chechens, Volga Germans) caused 200,000–500,000 deaths, with some estimates higher.
- Other Repressions: Political executions, “dekulakization,” and smaller-scale purges add hundreds of thousands more.
Total Estimates:
- Conservative estimates: 6–9 million deaths directly attributable to Stalinist policies.
- Higher estimates: Some historians, like Robert Conquest, suggest 15–20 million, including indirect deaths from policy failures.
- Recent scholarship (e.g., Anne Applebaum, Timothy Snyder) leans toward 10–15 million as a balanced range, acknowledging data gaps.
These figures exclude World War II deaths, as they are not directly tied to Stalinism. Discrepancies arise from Soviet record falsification, differing methodologies, and debates over “intentional” vs. “incidental” deaths.
To the Peepers, Putin can do no wrong. Every now and then they expose themselves.
Groggy missed all the fellow travelers and communists in Europe that were murdered by Bera - add another million or so.
Historians put the total murder count for JS at over 69,000,000, only topped by Mao at 74,000,000