unique discovery on Instagram: "Total deaths linked to his rule: ~15–20 million (some scholars argue up to ~30 million) Forced famines: ~5–7 million (including the Holodomor in Ukraine) Great Purge executions (1936–38): ~700,000–1,000,000 Gulag labor camps: ~1.5–2 million deaths (~18 million passed through camps) Mass deportations & repression: Millions more died from exposure, hunger, and disease WWII context: ~27 million Soviet deaths (civilian + military) under his wartime leadership #geopoli