Katyn May 2026

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.

While Russia has provided many documents, it has resisted labeling the event as "genocide," and recent political tensions have led to renewed questioning of the official narrative within Russia. A Persistent Wound Despite evidence of Soviet guilt, the U

The USSR immediately blamed the Nazis for the killings, claiming the Poles were executed during the German advance in 1941. A Persistent Wound The USSR immediately blamed the

Locations of other mass burial sites discovered later. What began as a secret execution of the

The Katyn massacre stands as one of the most chilling and consequential atrocities of the 20th century. What began as a secret execution of the Polish elite by the Soviet Union evolved into a decades-long saga of propaganda, denial, and a search for historical justice. The Execution: Spring 1940

The "Katyn Lie" finally began to crumble during the era of glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev.