Babi Yar, 1941: An exceptional account of the massacre of Jews in Kyiv
(11/24/22)
On 29 and 30 September, 1941, 33,771 Jews were executed in Babi Yar, near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Shown in French cinemas recently to coincide with the anniversary of the tragedy, the documentary Babi Yar. Context offers a precise, levelheaded account of the massacre, committed by Nazi Germany with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police. Historian Christian Ingrao offers an analysis.
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