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Chapter 3: Pogroms
In the days of October 1905 following the promulgation of the Manifesto by Tsar Nicholas II, pogroms claim nearly eight thousand victims in all the major cities of Ukraine. Following these troubles, two hundred thousand Russian Jews will choose exile.
In Kiev, anti-Jewish violence lasted from 18 to 20 October 1905. Irène Némirovsky, hidden behind a bed by her stove, transposed this episode into Dogs and wolves in 1939 : "Sometimes the soldiers, the vagrants, the professional looters, the terrified Jews with hysterical cries gathered at the entrance of the ghetto [...]. Then roared furious beasts. [... ] That, these are broken windows. [... ] That, these are stones that fly. [... ] That, it’s the crowd who is laughing. And a woman screams as if they were being venged. Why?...
Dogs and Wolves ,1940
" Alignment of corpses of victims of a pogrom. Russia, early 20th century"Pogroms of 1905. © Shoah Memorial / CDJC / MJP
