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'''Pogrom''' is a ] word describing a series of violent attacks on ] in ] in the late ] and early ]. The ''pogroms'' encouraged the first emigration of Russian Jews to the ]. Many ''pogroms'' accompanied the ] of ] and the following ]. However they were not limited to Russia, the '']'' in Nazi ] is now usually called ''Pogromnacht''. | |||
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Pogrom is a Russian word describing a series of violent attacks on Jews in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The pogroms encouraged the first emigration of Russian Jews to the United States. Many pogroms accompanied the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the following Russian civil war. However they were not limited to Russia, the Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany is now usually called Pogromnacht.
See also: History of the Jews in the Soviet Union, anti-Semitism, Race riot