Soviet occupation from 1939–40
here,
here
anti-Zionist measures
here
changes in education and school system
here
claims of liberation and protection of Belorussians and Ukrainians
here
economic turmoil and shortages following
here
effects on local populations, Jewish and non-Jewish
here
Judeo-Bolshevik antisemitism perspective
here
loss of Jewish identity
here
political control of newly acquired territories
here
religious life of Jews
here
Soviet repression during (imprisonment, deportation, and murder)
here