NoI was talking only about Soviet losses at the hands of the Germans, nothing todo with Stalin. I thought this was made clear in the post as indicted that mostwere reprisal in nature.
Thecruelty of General Commissars such as Adolf Footman in the Ukraine and WilhelmKube in Belorussia was notoriously legendary. They openly boasted about thedestruction of towns and villages in reprisals at even the slightest sign ofpartisan activity. Berating their officers if any of the inhabitants survived thereprisals (slipped true the net).
TotalSoviet civilian deaths at the hands of the Germans only at least ~15 millionincluding several million Jews. As high as 19 million according to Gorbachev.
Stalinin order to gain the backing of own people greatly toned down the murdering ofown people during the war. Opening up the churches and mosques, reducing thepower of the political commissar's, etc. The people soon forget about theterrors of Stalin and but their sights on the new oppressors Germany, just asStalin planned.
Orat least until the ultimate victory was in sight in late 44 he began to takerevenge against the peoples he saw as collective enemies: Chechens, Tartars,Cossacks, etc.