corpses in the ravine were women, men and children: Written testimonies from 1941 on the Babi Yar massacre

This research note brings to light important primary sources on Babi Yar: two testimonies written for the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD) in 1941 by non-Jewish Soviet citizens who had spent time in occupied Kiev. These testimonies offer details about the murder of Kiev's Jews. This examination reveals editorial changes, and a lack of concern with accuracy when the NKVD passed on the information in a classifed report for Stalin