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Excerpts from the Minute Book of a Psalms Society in the Russian Army
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This minute-book belongs to the members of the Psalms-Society formed here, at Aleksat, of the honorable Jews serving in the army of His Imperial Majesty Alexander, may His glory be exalted, at the…

Contributor:

Judah Scheindling of Shkudy

Places:

Shkudy, Russian Empire (Skuodas, Lithuania)

Date:

1864–1867

Subjects:

War, Conscription, Communal organizations, Nationalism, Assimilation

Categories:

Political Culture, Reference Works, Lists & Catalogues
The Russification of Jews
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A major issue within the internal politics of the Russian government concerns the Russification of populations in our remote regions who follow different religions and are of other ethnic backgrounds…

Contributor:

Ilya Orshanski

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1877

Subjects:

Scholarship, Assimilation, Nationalism, Community, Ashkenazi

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts