A noncorporate business whose owners actively participate in the organization's management and are protected against personal liability for the organization's debts and obligations. The limited liability company (LLC) is a hybrid legal entity that has both the characteristics of a corporation and of a partnership. An LLC provides its owners with corporate-like protection against personal liability. It is, however, usually treated as a noncorporate business organization for tax purposes.
In the US, tens of thousands were dying during the years of the Depression from pellegra, which was cured in 1938 through niacin supplementation. This is known because there were Pellegra hospitals and it was believed to be an infectious disease so there are good records.
According to Wikipedia, about 3 million were killed during the Civil War. However, a famine that was caused by the war and occurred in 1921 caused roughly 6 million more deaths and millions more died from disease and generally horrible conditions in the years of the Civil War. So a death toll of around 10-15 million is not unreasonable for this period. But again its not Stalin.