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The Rise Of Russian Jewish Politics: Russian Anti-Semitism, And The Jewish Political Response At The End Of The Nineteenth Century, Eric N. Suchman
The Rise Of Russian Jewish Politics: Russian Anti-Semitism, And The Jewish Political Response At The End Of The Nineteenth Century, Eric N. Suchman
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This paper first examines the realities facing the Russian Jew on the Eve of the pogroms. From the optimism and liberalism of Jewish intellectuals, the decline of traditional Jewish life, and the socio-economic conditions of Russian Jewry, to the roots of popular anti-Semitism, this section provides valuable insight into the condition of the Jewish people who were about to experience the destructive and shattering events of 1881. Next, this paper considers the events of 1881 and the tsarist government's response to these events. Following the assassination of Alexander II, mobs of angry Russians attacked and looted thousands of Jewish homes …