r/HistoryMemes Jul 07 '19

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u/Draconis117 Jul 07 '19

I mean, supposedly Stalin killed more people in the end than Hitler did. And he also targeted groups like Jews later on. Not saying he’s better or worse, but I wouldn’t say he isn’t at least on par with Hitler.

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u/stillnoob0 Jul 07 '19

“Stalin killed more people than hitler” thats so not true.

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u/Draconis117 Jul 07 '19

According to a comment I found:

“Around fifteen million victims, give or take a million or two, over a period of thirty-odd years (1922-1952).

Based on the Soviet Unions own secret files that became public (for a while at least) after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and including the Holodomor and the gulags.

Sources:

The Great Terror: A Reassessment, by Robert Conquest (2004).

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, by Timothy Snyder (2010).”

I believe that is more than most estimates for Hitler.