Katyn | Validated × 2027 |

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

Locations of other mass burial sites discovered later. In communist-controlled Poland

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 In communist-controlled Poland

In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No. 1," which contained the original 1940 execution order signed by Stalin and the Politburo. In communist-controlled Poland

The primary site of discovery and a major memorial.

The Soviet Union officially acknowledged that the NKVD had carried out the executions.