Babi Yar. Context Today

Following the German occupation of Kyiv, a series of explosions set off by Soviet NKVD agents destroyed German-occupied buildings.

For decades, the Soviet government suppressed the specifically Jewish nature of the victims, referring to them only as "peaceful Soviet citizens." Babi Yar. Context

The German military command used these explosions as a pretext to "liquidate" the Jewish population of Kyiv. Following the German occupation of Kyiv, a series

Composed entirely of restored black-and-white and color footage from German and Soviet archives. Following the German occupation of Kyiv

Babi Yar is often cited as the largest single massacre under the Nazi regime at that point in the war. 🏛️ Post-War Context & Memory