Polish shtetls under Russian rule, 1772-1914

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygų dalys / Parts of the books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Polish shtetls under Russian rule, 1772-1914
Authors:
Klier, John D
In the Book:
Shtetl: myth and reality. P. 97-108.. Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004
Subject Category:
LT
Etninės grupės / Ethnic groups; Kultūrinė asimiliacija / Cultural assimilation; 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Rusija (Russia); Socialinė istorija / Social history.
Summary / Abstract:

ENOn 24 Heshvan 5561 (11 November 1800), the parnasim, or communal elders, of the Minskkahalvoted to send a delegation to Vitebsk ‘to see how things are done there’.¹ At first, this may appear a curious decision. What could the Jews of Minsk, a large and respected community, learn from their ‘little brothers’ in Vitebsk? The answer has to do with chronology: since 1772 Vitebsk had been under the power of Russia, serving as a laboratory for the implementation of policies designed to regulate a newly acquired Jewish minority for whom there were no existing legal provisions. Russian policy.

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10.2307/j.ctv4cbg9j.12
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2026-02-25 13:38:45
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