Katyn | 2025 |

The primary site of discovery and a major memorial.

In April 1943, Nazi German forces occupying the region discovered mass graves in the Katyn forest near Smolensk. They publicized the find to drive a wedge between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. The primary site of discovery and a major memorial

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

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. 📍 📍 While Russia has provided many documents, it

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