Lech Kaczynski

The death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, along with his wife and other senior government figures, has come at a time when the tragedy can only be viewed with great suspicion. Kaczynski had placed considerable pressure on the Russian authorities to finally admit to the murder of 22,000 Polich officers and others at Katyn forest, in 1940. For many years, the Russians blamed the Nazis for the murder of the men, who were prisoners of war. It was only in 1990 that Mikhail Gorbachev admitted to the truth - to this day, many Russians still believe the lie.