Language:
Polish
Year of publication:
1997
Titel der Quelle:
BZIH
Angaben zur Quelle:
181 (1997) 15-31
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
;
Antisemitism Historiography
;
Pogroms
Abstract:
Summarizes "classic" opinions on the pogroms in Russia - expressed by Simon Dubnow, Salo W. Baron, Norman Cohn, and others - who claim that the pogroms were inspired or even organized and coordinated by Russian authorities: the central government, local administrations, the police, and the antisemitic press. Hans Rogger, in his article "The Jewish Policy of Late Tsarism: A Reappraisal" (1971), began a revision of these opinions. Surveys, as well, works by John D. Klier and Michael Aronson. They believe that the new economic situation in Russia and the development of industrialization were causes of the pogroms rather than the "complot theory". They underline other factors, such as the passivity of the authorities and the lack of clear orders for the police. A review of the Russian press does not show proof of instigation to perpetrate pogroms. also surveys Polish historiography on this subject, emphasizing that the thesis of Russian provocation of the pogroms in Polish territories (e.g. in Warsaw in 1881) is very strong.
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