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Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.

S. Res. 566 · 116th Congress · May 7, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—
(1)
honors the lives and legacies of the approximately 22,000 Polish soldiers and civilians who were murdered by the Soviet People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs, or NKVD, during the Katyn Massacre 80 years ago;
(2)
recognizes the witnesses, scholars, activists, and demonstrators who fought to bring the truth of the Katyn Massacre to light in the face of the cover-up campaign orchestrated by the Soviet Union;
(3)
condemns both past and present attempts to cover up truth of the Katyn Massacre;
(4)
condemns broader efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to spread disinformation about the history of World War II; and
(5)
encourages education about the facts of the Katyn Massacre, including the horrors of the massacre itself and subsequent attempts to deny it or cover it up.