OPEN LECTURE AT THE DONETSK REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION
On April 2, 2026, an online lecture for students from the series “Historical Education for All. Myths and Facts: Between Legend and Reality” was held at the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education (Kramatorsk). The lecture was delivered by Anatolii Podolskyi, a leading researcher in the Department of Ethnopolitical Science of our Institute, Candidate of Historical Sciences.
The topic of his lecture – “Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust in Ukraine as a Form of Resilience and a Weapon against Russian War and Propaganda” – became the central line of discussion of the role of historical consciousness in the modern confrontation. The speaker emphasized that preserving the memory of the tragedy of the Jewish people in Ukraine is a critically important element in the formation of national identity and the civilizational choice of our state. In the conditions of Russia’s full-scale invasion, understanding the mechanisms of totalitarian regimes of the past helps society better recognize modern manifestations of misanthropic ideologies and strengthens internal resilience.
Anatolii Podolskyi speech
Anatolii Podolskyi separately focused on the issue of information security, emphasizing that a deep knowledge of history is an intellectual weapon against manipulation. For years, Russian propaganda has cynically exploited the topic of the fight against Nazism to justify its own aggression, but an honest and open discussion about of the Holocaust History makes it possible to effectively refute these myths.
During lecture
The lecture and discussion were moderated by Liliya Denisova, a methodologist at the Department of National Education, Extracurricular and Civic and Historical Education of the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education. About 90 history and social studies teachers from the Donetsk region took part in the event.