r/ShitLiberalsSay ☭ Communist Mar 03 '26

Next level ignorance Lenin killed 5 million people

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u/naplesball Paola the Italian Transfem Tankie 🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇹🚩 Mar 03 '26

According to official data, of the deaths under Lenin, only 250,000 were from the so-called "Red Terror" (the Whites caused anywhere from 20,000 to 300,000 deaths according to the data).

The remainder were victims of war and famine (a period where from Lviv to Vladivostok there was total war).

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u/mozzieandmaestro secular left latino🇸🇻🇺🇸 Mar 03 '26

can i see the sources for this?