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Revision as of 10:07, 19 January 2004 by Humus sapiens (talk | contribs) (origin)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Russian word pogrom ("погром") has a meaning of an organized violent attack on people with simulteneous destroying of their environment (homes, market places, religious centers).
The word became international after 1881-1884 wave of Jewish pogroms swept southern Russia, causing world-wide outcry and propelling mass Jewish emigration. About 2 million of Russian Jews emigrated in period 1880-1920.
Modern examples of pogroms include those of
- 21 Apr 2001 - in Yasenevo market in Moscow against Caucasus
- 30 Oct 2001 - in Tsaritsyno market
The word 'pogrom' is mainly applied when describing a series of violent attacks on Jews in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Riots are believed to be usually organized or supported by the Russian special services of that time 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.
Other examples:
- citation from : Not only did India’s BJP Prime Minister, Atal Biharee Vajpayee, fail to condemn Modi and the Gujarati state government for their role in organizing the Muslim pogroms...
More about pogroms of Jews: History of the Jews in Russia and Soviet Union, anti-Semitism, Race riot