Pogroms, anti-Jewish policies, and the Pale of Settlement (1881-1914)

1. Assassination of Alexander II sparks unrest

   Mar 13, 1881Labels: Alexander II, St Petersburg

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Wave of pogroms spreads across southwest empire

   Apr 1, 1881Labels: Southwest Empire, Anti-Jewish riots

   • Pogroms
   • Britannica

3. May Laws tighten restrictions inside the Pale

   May 15, 1882Labels: May Laws, Pale of

   • JewishEncyc
   • Britannica

4. Moscow expulsion begins under city authorities

   Mar 29, 1891Labels: Moscow, City authorities

   • Sergei A
   • Britannica

5. 1897 census documents size of Pale Jewry

   Jan 28, 1897Labels: 1897 Census, Pale provinces

   • Britannica
   • Jews Russia

6. Kishinev pogrom draws global attention

   Apr 19, 1903Labels: Kishinev, Chi in

   • Stanford
   • Kishinev

7. Odessa pogrom during the 1905 Revolution

   Oct 18, 1905Labels: Odessa, 1905 Revolution

   • Odessa
   • Britannica

8. Union of the Russian People founded

   Nov 8, 1905Labels: Union of, Black Hundreds

   • URP
   • Britannica

9. First State Duma opens amid reform crisis

   Apr 27, 1906Labels: First State, St Petersburg

   • Duma site
   • Britannica

10. Białystok pogrom follows 1905–1906 unrest

    Jun 14, 1906Labels: Bia ystok, 1906 pogrom

    • Bia ystok
    • Britannica

11. Beilis Affair becomes major blood-libel case

    Sep 25, 1913Labels: Beilis, Kyiv

    • Beilis
    • Beilis bio

12. World War I displaces Jews and weakens Pale rules

    Jan 1, 1915Labels: World War, Pale disruption

    • Britannica

13. Provisional Government abolishes anti-Jewish laws

    Mar 24, 1917Labels: Provisional Government, Abolition of

    • Cambridge
    • Britannica