May 1 - Communist Christmas

Communist Body Count

People's Republic of China
Body Count: 73,237,000
1949-Present (57+ years and counting)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Body Count: 58,627,000
1922-1991 (69 years)
The body count only covers the years 1923-1987

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Body Count: 3,284,000
1918-1922 (4 years)
This body count does not include the 6,210,000 killed in the civil war

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Body Count: 3,163,000
1948-Present (58+ years and counting)
1,663,000 is attributed between 1948-1987 excluding the Korean War (Rummel 1994). 2,500,000 is the mid-estimate for those who starved to death between 1995-1998 (U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea 2006).

Cambodia
Body Count: 2,627,000
1975-1987 (12 years)
The body count estimate is complete (Rummel 1994). The offical country name was Democratic Kampuchea during Pol Pot's reign and then known as People's Republic of Kampuchea afterwards.

Republic of Cuba
Body Count: 73,000
1961-Present (45+ years and counting)
The body count only covers the years 1959-1987.