Article: Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice, and Memory.(Brief article)(Book review)

Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice and Memory. George Sanford. Routledge. [pounds sterling]65.00. xvi + 250 pages. ISBN 0-415-33873-5. This book tells the story of the Soviet Communists' massacre of some 22,000 Polish officers, border and prison guards and policemen in April and May, 1940 at three places, under the direct orders of Stalin. The men were buried at various places, the most famous of which was the Katyn forest outside Smolensk. The aim was to rid the newly conquered area of anti-Soviets. Whilst untold millions have been murdered in the name of Communism, the slaughter the Katyn Massacre has remained in the public conscience. For years the ...

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