He is also author of over 300 publications on the history of the Holocaust and the Eastern Front (World War II), many of which have been published in the United States, Israel and Western Europe.
Altman is a graduate of Russian State University for the Humanities, where he worked as a lecturer between 1988 and 1993.
Ilya Altman is a frequent speaker at leading universities in the United States, France and Germany.
[4] Ilya Altman early emphasized the importance of training teachers for Holocaust educational programs and established a pedagogic unit for this purpose within his center.
He participated actively in the seminars sponsored by the Association of Jewish Schools and Principals in the CIS, which the Memorial Foundation created after Glasnost, for its more than 40 constituent members.