In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No. 1," which contained the original 1940 execution order signed by Stalin and the Politburo.
Locations of other mass burial sites discovered later. In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No
In communist-controlled Poland, mentioning the Soviet role in Katyn was a crime; the official state narrative strictly blamed Germany for decades. The Path to Truth Discovery and the "Big Lie" For Poland, Katyn
Roughly 22,000 Polish nationals, including approximately 4,500 officers found in Katyn forest. In communist-controlled Poland
NKVD officers shot victims individually in the back of the head, often using German-made Walther pistols to potentially deflect future blame. Discovery and the "Big Lie"
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. 📍
Home to the Katyń Museum , which preserves the memory of those lost.