1990: Soviet Union -Poland Soviet Union accepts responsibility for the 1940 massacre of Polish POWs

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev admits the Soviet Union was responsible for the 1940 massacre of Polish POWs at the Katyn forest.

To:

Poland

From:

Soviet Union

Year of Apology:

1990

Footnote:

Bohlen, Celestine. “Russian Files Show Stalin Ordered Massacre of 20,000 Poles in 1940.” New York Times. October 15, 1992; Boyes, Roger. “Yeltsin Snubs Katyn Massacre Ceremony.” The Times. (London) June 6, 1995.