"Katyn" in propaganda, legal assessments and court decisions, scientific, political and public discourse

The genesis of the "Katyn Massacre" from the propaganda action of J. Goebbels to modern (2000-2020) historical and legal assessments in scientific works of Russian and foreign authors is presented. As a special direction of the hybrid war against the USSR and Russia, politicized assessments and actions in connection with the "Katyn case" are presented. The results of the analysis of the content of scientific works, little--known facts and versions of which are summarized in the article, the course and results of the international conference held in 2020 in the Tver region, confirm the growing interest of Russian society in the history of the Fatherland in general and its Soviet era in particular, the desire in the name of a worthy future for Russia, to defend the historical truth.