1st Edition

Russian Pogroms and Jewish Revolution, 1905 Class, Ethnicity, Autocracy in the First Russian Revolution

By Gerald D. Surh Copyright 2024
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the widespread and violent pogroms against Jews which took place in the Russian Empire in 1905. It briefly surveys the earlier history of Jews in the Russian Empire and the discriminatory policies against them. The work outlines the extent of the killings and lootings in 1905, explores the role of the authorities who were often neutral or... Read more

Contents

 

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Introduction                                                   

Part I: Setting the Scene

Chapter 1, Russia & the Jews before 1905

Chapter 2, 1905: Revolution and Counter-Revolution

Chapter 3, The Jewish Revolution: I  

Chapter 4, The State’s Role: the Police & the Army

Part II: The Pogroms

Chapter 5, Pogrom in Kiev

Chapter 6, Revolution & Pogrom in Odessa

Chapter 7, Pogroms inside the Pale

Chapter 8, Pogroms outside the Pale

Part III: Responses to Pogroms

Chapter 9, The Jewish Revolution II

Chapter 10, Civil Society and Pogroms in 1905

Chapter 11, Pogroms and Peasants

Conclusions                                                             

Appendix: Pogroms as Ritual                                      

Bibliography                                                  

Index  

Biography

Gerald D. Surh is a retired professor in the Department of History at North Carolina State University, USA