Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
Jews and Jewish Topics in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Angaben zur Quelle:
12 (1990) 35-49
Schlagwort(e):
Antisemitism
;
Jews
Kurzfassung:
Analyzes a sharp increase in antisemitism in Leningrad caused by nationalistic and antisemitic organizations such as Pamyat (until 1989 it was the only antisemitic organization in the city), Rossy, and the National Democratic Party. These groups did not gain official recognition, but they have joined the larger, more influential organization Otechestvo (Fatherland) which is officially recognized and provides legal cover for their activities. Other extremist groups include Sodruzhestvo, which seceded from the Leningrad Writers' Organization, and the Russian National-Patriotic Center, which found Otechestvo too moderate. Describes these groups' activities in Leningrad and their antisemitic and anti-Zionist propaganda. Discusses the successful efforts of democratic, anti-nationalistic forces - e.g. the Leningrad Popular Front founded in 1989, the newspaper "Smena, " various television programs - in combating antisemitism. Faults the local government and party leadership for adopting an ambiguous and passive attitude in the face of the antisemitic movement and Jewish fears of pogroms in Leningrad. Notes, though, that the "national-patriotic" bloc scored low results in the 1990 elections.
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