So there was at least 20 million forced deaths during the Soviet union’s existence due to POWs, gulags, executions, opposition to power, and much more. Around 45 million were killed during the Great Leap Forward; Many of those deaths could have been prevented, but the leader of China refused to stop it because of a certain goal he had, thus making him responsible for all those deaths. Many people also were killed for trying to horde food during that period. It’s estimated that around 120m were killed during the Soviet union’s existence (including Soviet China), while only around 15-20M Soviet soldiers were killed (at the most) during this time