The Kiev pogrom of October 18-October 20 (October 31-November 2, 1905, N.S.) came as a result of the collapse of the city hall meeting of October 18, 1905 in Kiev in the Russian Empire. Consequently, a mob was drawn into the streets. Among the perpetrators were monarchists, reactionaries, anti-Semites, and common criminals, proclaiming that "all Russia's troubles stemmed from the machinations of the Jews and socialists." The pogrom resulted in a massacre of approximately 100 Jews.[1]
There ensued the horrific Kiev pogrom of October 18–20 (October 31-November 2), an orgy of looting, raping, and murder chiefly directed against the factories, the shops, homes, and persons of the Jews. This riot claimed the lives of between forty-seven and one hundred people and resulted in serious injury to at least three hundred more as well as the destruction of between 10 and 40 million rubles of property.[3] This pogrom and the others that swept southern Russian Empire at approximately the same time were so annihilative that, in the words of Simon Dubnow, taken together they amounted to 'Russia's St. Bartholomew's night'.[4]
The events building up to the Kiev pogrom included a country-wide wave of Jewish pogroms in a number of towns in southern Russian Empire. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia,[5] "anti-Jewish riots (Pogromy) broke out in Elizabethgrad (April 27, 28), Kiev (May 8–11), Shpola (May 9), Ananiv (May 9), Wasilkov (May 10), Konotop (May 10), and during the following six months, in one hundred and sixty other places of southern Russia...It was clear that the riots were premeditated. To give but one example—a week before the pogrom of Kiev broke out, Von Hubbenet, chief of police of Kiev, warned some of his Jewish friends of the coming riots."
In the opinion of "a Russian from Kiev", published in Prince Vladimir Meshchersky's journal, Grazhdanin (The Citizen), as quoted by Vladimir Lenin,[6]
The atmosphere in which we are living is suffocating; wherever you go there is whispering, plotting; everywhere there is blood lust, everywhere the stench of the informer, everywhere hatred, everywhere mutterings, everywhere groans....
Historian Shlomo Lambroza, not trusting the police sources, used data from opposition materials and counted 3,103 murdered Jews for the entire country of Russia during the 1905-1906 wave of pogroms.[7]
^Early Twentieth Century Timelines: Russia in Chaos [1] 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
^William C. Fuller, The Foe Within: Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia, 2006
^Michael F. Hamm, Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917, rev. ed. (Princeton, 1995), p.191. (ibidem)
^S.N. Dubnow, History of the Jews in Russia and Poland from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day, trans. I. Friedlander, vol.2 (Philadelphia, 1920; repr., New York, 1972), p.128. (ibidem)
^V.I. Lenin, On the Question of National Policy [2] 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
^John Klier, Shlomo Lambroza, Pogroms: Anti-Jewish violence in modern Russian history (Cambridge, 1992): 228, 231.. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Referencesedit
Early Twentieth Century Timelines: Russia in Chaos [3]
William C. Fuller, The Foe Within: Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia, 2006 [4]
Michael F. Hamm, Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917, rev. ed. (Princeton, 1995), p. 191.
S.N. Dubnow, History of the Jews in Russia and Poland from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day, trans. I. Friedlander, vol.2 (Philadelphia, 1920; repr., New York, 1972), p. 128.
Herman Rosenthal Jewish Encyclopedia, volume I page 347 column 1 article "Alexander III., Alexandrovich
April 12, 2024
kiev, pogrom, 1905, kiev, pogrom, october, october, october, november, 1905, came, result, collapse, city, hall, meeting, october, 1905, kiev, russian, empire, consequently, drawn, into, streets, among, perpetrators, were, monarchists, reactionaries, anti, sem. The Kiev pogrom of October 18 October 20 October 31 November 2 1905 N S came as a result of the collapse of the city hall meeting of October 18 1905 in Kiev in the Russian Empire Consequently a mob was drawn into the streets Among the perpetrators were monarchists reactionaries anti Semites and common criminals proclaiming that all Russia s troubles stemmed from the machinations of the Jews and socialists The pogrom resulted in a massacre of approximately 100 Jews 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory editAccording to William C Fuller 2 There ensued the horrific Kiev pogrom of October 18 20 October 31 November 2 an orgy of looting raping and murder chiefly directed against the factories the shops homes and persons of the Jews This riot claimed the lives of between forty seven and one hundred people and resulted in serious injury to at least three hundred more as well as the destruction of between 10 and 40 million rubles of property 3 This pogrom and the others that swept southern Russian Empire at approximately the same time were so annihilative that in the words of Simon Dubnow taken together they amounted to Russia s St Bartholomew s night 4 The events building up to the Kiev pogrom included a country wide wave of Jewish pogroms in a number of towns in southern Russian Empire According to the Jewish Encyclopedia 5 anti Jewish riots Pogromy broke out in Elizabethgrad April 27 28 Kiev May 8 11 Shpola May 9 Ananiv May 9 Wasilkov May 10 Konotop May 10 and during the following six months in one hundred and sixty other places of southern Russia It was clear that the riots were premeditated To give but one example a week before the pogrom of Kiev broke out Von Hubbenet chief of police of Kiev warned some of his Jewish friends of the coming riots In the opinion of a Russian from Kiev published in Prince Vladimir Meshchersky s journal Grazhdanin The Citizen as quoted by Vladimir Lenin 6 The atmosphere in which we are living is suffocating wherever you go there is whispering plotting everywhere there is blood lust everywhere the stench of the informer everywhere hatred everywhere mutterings everywhere groans Historian Shlomo Lambroza not trusting the police sources used data from opposition materials and counted 3 103 murdered Jews for the entire country of Russia during the 1905 1906 wave of pogroms 7 See also editKiev pogroms 1919 Kiev pogrom 1881 Kishinev pogrom Shuliavka RepublicNotes edit Early Twentieth Century Timelines Russia in Chaos 1 Archived 2016 03 30 at the Wayback Machine William C Fuller The Foe Within Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia 2006 Michael F Hamm Kiev A Portrait 1800 1917 rev ed Princeton 1995 p 191 ibidem S N Dubnow History of the Jews in Russia and Poland from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day trans I Friedlander vol 2 Philadelphia 1920 repr New York 1972 p 128 ibidem Herman Rosenthal Encyclopedia volume I pg 347 V I Lenin On the Question of National Policy 2 Archived 2016 11 12 at the Wayback Machine John Klier Shlomo Lambroza Pogroms Anti Jewish violence in modern Russian history Cambridge 1992 228 231 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2007 06 11 Retrieved 2007 05 31 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link References editEarly Twentieth Century Timelines Russia in Chaos 3 William C Fuller The Foe Within Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia 2006 4 Michael F Hamm Kiev A Portrait 1800 1917 rev ed Princeton 1995 p 191 S N Dubnow History of the Jews in Russia and Poland from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day trans I Friedlander vol 2 Philadelphia 1920 repr New York 1972 p 128 Herman Rosenthal Jewish Encyclopedia volume I page 347 column 1 article Alexander III Alexandrovich 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kiev pogrom 1905 amp oldid 1146608576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
