Katyn [1000+ DIRECT]

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. NKVD officers shot victims individually in the back

The "Katyn Lie" finally began to crumble during the era of glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1992, Boris Yeltsin released the "Package No

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" In communist-controlled Poland

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.

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