ANTI-SEMITISM AND POGROMS IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS IN THE CONTEXT OF CAUCASIAN PHOBIAS (THE 1920-S)
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Prior to 1917, the North Caucasus practically never experienced any Jewish pogroms. The same is true of anti-Semitism. In its stead thrived Armeno-phobia, universally spread in the region. The Revolution and the Civil War roused all the population of the former Russian Empire, including the inhabitants of the remotest corners. The collapse of statehood and the institutes of state power resulted in a general chaos, the scale of which was especially dangerous in polyethnic outlying regions. The North Caucasus was one of the most densely populated and ethnically diverse border-lands. From the time of the Khazar Kaganate, its territory was the place of compact settlement of Mountain Jews (mainly in Dagestan). During the Civil War, Dagestan was engulfed by anarchy: numerous bands pillaged peaceful villages. The first victim of strengthening anti-Semitism were Mountain Jews, the indigenous inhabitants of the North Caucasian region. In the summer of 1926, there was a mass pogrom of Mountain Jews in Makhachkala and simultaneous pogroms in several other localities. The Mountain Jews began hurriedly abandoning Dagestan, scattering across the region. The Makhachkala pogrom turned to be an indicator of the change of phobias in the North Caucasus.Downloads
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2023-05-16
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