The book containsessaysfrom adocumentedhistory of Jews inUkraine in1943-1953.Introductoryarticles, documentsand commentarycoversvarious aspectsof Jewish life inthe last decade ofStalin'sera (the anti-Semiticincidents in1943-1945., Emigrationand migration,persecution ofintellectuals,the secret policerepressionagainst the Jews, the Jewsas an objectrepresentation ofthe massof mythology,"itdoctors'and so on).The documents, most ofwhich are published forthe first time,convincing evidence ofabnormality ofthe social atmosphereof the time,explainthe roots ofanti-Semiticpoliciesof the Soviet state.For historians, students andthe generalmass ofreaders-allthose interested inquestionsof Jewish life inthe USSR.