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In the Russian Empire, Jews were not normally allowed to live east of the Pale of Settlement (red). While few privileged categories like rich merchants were allowed to settle in Russia proper, the absolute majority was locked to Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania
In the Russian Empire, Jews were not normally allowed to live east of the Pale of Settlement (red). While few privileged categories like rich merchants were allowed to settle in Russia proper, the absolute majority was locked to Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania
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This however, applied only to the Western, Ashkenazi Jews
Bukhara Jews of modern Uzbekistan, Karaites of Crimea or foreign "Oriental" Jews were free from such limitations and could settle anywhere
Many Ashkenazi bought Ottoman passports specifically for this purpose
Bukhara Jews of modern Uzbekistan, Karaites of Crimea or foreign "Oriental" Jews were free from such limitations and could settle anywhere
Many Ashkenazi bought Ottoman passports specifically for this purpose
"My father was a Turkish subject and, therefore, I am a descendant of Janissaries. Who spared neither women, nor children, nor the underground millionaires"
has different meaning than it seems. It refers to the practice of buying the Ottoman passports for freedom of travel
has different meaning than it seems. It refers to the practice of buying the Ottoman passports for freedom of travel
Btw
If you want to understand *modern* Russian culture, skip Tolstoyevsky. 19th c aristocrats are dead and their world is dead, too. Read "Twelve Chairs" and "Golden Calf" instead. Picaresques on Ostap Bender's adventures are two most influential books of the Russian 20th c
If you want to understand *modern* Russian culture, skip Tolstoyevsky. 19th c aristocrats are dead and their world is dead, too. Read "Twelve Chairs" and "Golden Calf" instead. Picaresques on Ostap Bender's adventures are two most influential books of the Russian 20th c
If you are interested in the (very perplexed) history of citizenship and migration regime in the Russian Empire - including the Pale of Settlement - I will recommend you to start with this book
Really, really good
Really, really good
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