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'''Soviet genocide''' is a ] term that refers to deaths of millions of civilians before and during ] was designed to eliminate domestic opposition to the ]. '''Soviet Genocide''' is a ] term referring to deaths of millions of civilians before, during and after ] as designed to eliminate domestic opposition to the ].


While it is indisputable that ] brought deaths and suffering to millions of its population, technically, the term "genocide" in inapplicable, because Soviet repressions were based on the notions of social ] and ], rather than on ] or ] theories. Nevertheless the term is indiscriminately used in emotional and politically motivated texts. This usage is often motivated by the fact that, e.g., ethnicity-targeted ], while lacking genocidal purposes, has effectively led to considerable numbers of deaths due to inflicted hardships. While it is indisputable that ] brought deaths and suffering to millions of its population, some consider the term "]" as inappropriate, claiming that Soviet ]s were based on the notions of ] and ] ideology only, rather than on ] or ] motivation. Nevertheless the term is indiscriminately used in emotional and politically motivated texts. This usage is often motivated by the fact that, e.g., ethnicity-targeted ], while arguably lacking genocidal purposes, has effectively led to considerable numbers of deaths due to inflicted hardships.


⚫ The death of millions of people in ] during the ] ]s of ]—] is attributed to intentional non-providing the relief and blocking the migration of starving population by the Soviet government. The reported number of victims varies drastically between 6 and 10 millions.
"During the war the Soviets committed genocide against at least nine of their distinct ethnic- linguistic sub-nations, including ethnic Germans, ethnic Greeks, ], and ]." During the war the Soviets committed genocide against at least nine of their distinct ethnic- linguistic sub-nations, including ethnic ], ethnic ], ], and ].


⚫ The actual number (if any) of those killed or starved for political, ethnical or other reasons, is technically unknown. The number is widely debated and commonly changed back and forth, often for political reasons. ] suggested the total number of 60 million.
⚫ The death of millions of people in ] during the ] famines of ]—] is attributed to intentional non-providing the relief and blocking the migration of starving population by the Soviet government. The numbers of victims vary drastically between 2 and 15 millions.


⚫ When ]/] and Russian state ]s became publicly accessible to a certain degree after the ], it became possible to derive more accurate estimates. Opened archives made it possible both to debunk the exaggerations and to reveal certain facts for which only ] existed before.
⚫ The actual number (if any) of those killed or starved for political, ethnical or other reasons, is technically unknown. For those who believe the Soviet genocide to have happened, the number is widely debated and commonly changed back and forth (sometimes for political reasons). For example ] suggested the total number of 60 million.


==See also==
⚫ With the ] when ]/] and state archives became publicly available, it became posible to derive more accurate estimate. Opened archives made it possible both to debunk wild exaggerrations and to reveal certain facts for which only anecdotical evedence existed. See ] for artricles on the topic.
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Soviet Genocide is a controversial term referring to deaths of millions of civilians before, during and after World War II as designed to eliminate domestic opposition to the Soviet Union.

While it is indisputable that Soviet Union brought deaths and suffering to millions of its population, some consider the term "genocide" as inappropriate, claiming that Soviet repressions were based on the notions of social class and class struggle ideology only, rather than on racist or nationalist motivation. Nevertheless the term is indiscriminately used in emotional and politically motivated texts. This usage is often motivated by the fact that, e.g., ethnicity-targeted population transfer in the Soviet Union, while arguably lacking genocidal purposes, has effectively led to considerable numbers of deaths due to inflicted hardships.

The death of millions of people in Ukraine during the Holodomor famines of 1932—1933 is attributed to intentional non-providing the relief and blocking the migration of starving population by the Soviet government. The reported number of victims varies drastically between 6 and 10 millions. During the war the Soviets committed genocide against at least nine of their distinct ethnic- linguistic sub-nations, including ethnic Germans, ethnic Greeks, Crimean Tatars, and Balkars.

The actual number (if any) of those killed or starved for political, ethnical or other reasons, is technically unknown. The number is widely debated and commonly changed back and forth, often for political reasons. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn suggested the total number of 60 million.

When NKVD/KGB and Russian state archives became publicly accessible to a certain degree after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it became possible to derive more accurate estimates. Opened archives made it possible both to debunk the exaggerations and to reveal certain facts for which only evidence existed before.

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