The "Katyn Lie" finally began to crumble during the era of glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Despite evidence of Soviet guilt, the U.S. and UK largely avoided the issue during the war to maintain their alliance with Stalin against Hitler. The "Katyn Lie" finally began to crumble during
In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No. 1," which contained the original 1940 execution order signed by Stalin and the Politburo. In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No
Roughly 22,000 Polish nationals, including approximately 4,500 officers found in Katyn forest. For Poland, Katyn is more than a historical
For Poland, Katyn is more than a historical event; it is a symbol of national martyrdom. This trauma was tragically compounded on April 10, 2010, when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczyński and 95 others crashed in Smolensk while they were en route to a 70th-anniversary commemoration of the massacre. 📍
The primary site of discovery and a major memorial.
Home to the Katyń Museum , which preserves the memory of those lost.