In Ukraine, an open online course by Anna Shternshis on Jewish life during the Soviet period is starting — anyone can join from October to December 2026 — from the ‘Culture League’ to the ‘Doctors’ Plot’
On October 1, 2026, the open online course "The Short 20th Century. Jewish Life in Ukraine, 1917–1991" (The Short 20th Century. Jewish Life in Ukraine, 1917–1991) will start — 10 lectures on the history of Jews in Ukraine throughout almost the entire Soviet period. From the revolution and the vibrant Yiddish culture of the 1920s — to the Holocaust, Stalinist persecutions, the "Doctors' Plot," and the late USSR.
Author: Alexander Khmelnitsky
The course is taught by Professor Anna Shternshis from the University of Toronto, one of the researchers of Soviet Jewry and Yiddish culture.
Participation is free, registration is required.
Register for Anna Shternshis's open course
Organizers also promise a certificate to those who complete the test assignments.
And for the Israeli reader, there is one not-so-small detail. Despite the fact that the program is conducted by Ukrainian academic and Jewish institutions, the lectures will be delivered in Russian — this is explicitly stated in the official registration form. It turns out to be a course that a fairly large part of Russian-speaking Israel can join without a language barrier.
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