Photos of Soviet Union violence at Mathers

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures welcomed its “Operation AB — Katyn The Destruction of the Polish Elite at the Beginning of World War II” exhibit Tuesday.

The exhibit was organized by the Institute of National Remembrance in Poland and features historical photographs depicting violence in the Soviet Union.

Among the images are those of the Soviet secret police, the NKVD, killing Polish nationals in an attempt to combat resistance.

Organized into multiple thematic blocks, the first shows the Soviet-German political and military alliance and the invasion of Poland.

Other sections portray criminals from the Katyn Massacre, AB Operation and profiles of victims.

The final thematic block looks at the big picture of the operations and how little punishment the Third Reich and USSR officers faced for their crimes.

The exhibit opened at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, and was sponsored by the Institute of National Remembrance and IU’s Polish Studies Center.

For more information, visit the Mathers Museum website at mathers.indiana.edu.
The exhibit will remain open until Sept. 22.

—Amanda Arnold