A main reason that an estimated 20 million Soviet citizens were imprisoned was the repressive political climate under Joseph Stalin's regime. The government sought to eliminate perceived threats to its authority, targeting political dissidents, intellectuals, and various social groups through widespread purges, forced labor camps (Gulags), and show trials. This atmosphere of fear and control aimed to consolidate power and suppress opposition, leading to mass incarcerations across the Soviet Union.
Afghanistan
The Soviet Afghan War killed an estimated 1,000,000 civilians.
Casualties for the battle for Stalingrad resulted in an estimated total of 1.7-2 million Axis and Soviet casualties .
10.7 Million USSR Soldiers were killed during World War 2. All of them from the Soviet Union.
The overwhelming power of the Soviet and Chinese governments, and their resolve to slaughter anyone who resisted. Even so, Soviet Russia killed off 20 million, and China killed 50 million of their citizens to achieve their blind communist objectives.
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The Soviet Union with an estimated 20 million casualties
An estimated 1 million were killed during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Soviet Afghan War killed an estimated 1,000,000 civilians.
In 1941, during the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, an estimated 3 million Soviet prisoners of war (POWs) were captured by Nazi Germany. Out of these, it is estimated that around 1 million Soviet POWs died due to a combination of starvation, disease, and execution. The brutal conditions in which they were held contributed significantly to this high mortality rate.
It has been estimated that at least 6 Million Non Jews were killed during the Holocaust, this includes 3 Million Soviet POW and 1.9 Million Non Jewish Poles.
Casualties for the battle for Stalingrad resulted in an estimated total of 1.7-2 million Axis and Soviet casualties .
10.7 Million USSR Soldiers were killed during World War 2. All of them from the Soviet Union.
At least 50 million, the vast majority citizens of the Soviet Union or China. Other large losses: Germany lost 6 million, Poland lost 6 million, Japan 2 million, Yugoslavia 1.5 million
The overwhelming power of the Soviet and Chinese governments, and their resolve to slaughter anyone who resisted. Even so, Soviet Russia killed off 20 million, and China killed 50 million of their citizens to achieve their blind communist objectives.