Did stalin kill his own people, if not then who?

Answer 1

I think every historian agrees that Stalin ordered the deaths of thousands, if not millions, of his own countrymen; and that he adopted policies that caused drastic change without caring about the consequences, and these consequences caused the deaths of millions more. The only dispute is about how many died--the most common figure is that he was directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of 20 million Russians by the time World War II began.

Let me give you a minor example. When the German and Polish communist party leaders fled to Russia because of purges in those countries, Stalin had most of them sent to gulags where they died, because he didn't trust them. After all they had not been HIS appointees. Once the Russians invaded Poland and Germany, he had a hard time finding any Polish and German communists still alive to use as puppets for his new governments.

Answer 2

So, if I go to all the trouble of answering THIS one, will you delete the question again?

Yes, Stalin killed tens of millions of his own people. Who else would he be able to kill since he'd have to risk war having anyone else killed? Stalin killed anyone that he thought might possibly be a threat to him, whether or not they might have been. He was so afraid of being murdered himself in the last few years of his life, that he slept in a different place in his house every night for years so that people couldn't plan to kill him in his sleep.

Answer 3

Stalin is thought to have ordered the killing of around 20 million Soviet Citizens, real or imagined opponents of his regime, in the period between 1924 when he took office after Lenin died, and 1941, when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

He was not averse to having his opponents pursued and killed in exile, the most famous of these being Leon Trotsky (no stranger to mass murder himself), who was assassinated in Mexico in 1940.

He had so many officers in the Red Army put to death that they were seriously understaffed in 1941 when the Soviet Union was plunged into full-scale war by the Nazi invasion.

The atrocities for which he was ultimately responsible were widely known outside the Soviet Union but it was not until after his death (1953) that anyone at home dared speak openly about the excesses of his regime.

Answer 4

Stalin was one of the worst killers ever to date. His murders always seem to be on the down low though. He not only killed his enemies, but also killed his own people that were considered plotting against him. He killed more of his own people, Russians, then Hitler killed Jews.

Answer 5

I studied him last year, but forgot everything! LOL..
..but this site has a lot of interesting stuff.
He killed Approximately 20 million people, including up to 14.5 million needlessly starved to death.

You might be able to find your answer at this website:
http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/stalin.html

Answer 6

Stalin killed far more of his own people then Hitler and Saddam combined.

Answer 7

Yes. He killed millions of his people.

Answer 8

he killed anyone that opoposed him or even suggested an oppostion!

Answer 9

Of course.He killed more people than Hitler.