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Stephen G. Wheatcroft

Australian historian

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Feb 4, 2026

What are the main critiques of Robert Conquest’s and R.J. Rummel’s high‑end Soviet death estimates?

’s and ’s high‑end have been influential but contested: critics argue they rest on selective sources, problematic demographic assumptions, and aggregations that conflate direct executions, excess deat...

Feb 2, 2026

Which historians have challenged Solzhenitsyn’s numbers and methodology, and what evidence do they cite?

Several established historians and commentators have publicly challenged ’s numbers and methodology, arguing that and some later historical essays rely heavily on oral testimony, selective sourcing, a...