Jews and Jewish life in Russia and the Soviet Union

The leading experts of contemporary Jewish history who have contributed to this volume present the first broad and penetrating assessment of Jewish life in Russia, the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. The access gained to archives since the disintegration of the USSR has enabled them to employ a wide array of documentary evidence in discussing politically sensitive issues such as Stalin's plan for the deportation of millions of Jews to Siberia, the extent of collaboration by Russians and Ukrainians during the Second World War and grass-roots anti-Semitism. The documents further provide an opportunity to understand the mechanism of Soviet control over religion and offer insights into Soviet policymaking with regard to its Jewish population and to Israel.