In the midst of civilized Europe : the pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust /

In the midst of civilized Europe : the pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust /

From an award-winning historian, the first full depiction of the wave of anti-Jewish pogroms that followed the Russian Revolution and how they laid the groundwork for the Holocaust. Includes illustrations and maps.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veidlinger, Jeffrey, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Pogroms > Ukraine > History > 20th century.
Pogroms > Poland > History > 20th century.
Antisemitism > Ukraine > History > 20th century.
Antisemitism > Poland > History > 20th century.
Jews > Ukraine > History > 20th century.
Jews > Poland > History > 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Ukraine > Ethnic relations.
Poland > Ethnic relations.
Table of Contents:
  • War and revolution, March 1881--December 1918. The last years of the Russian empire ; The revolutions of 1917 ; The central rada of Ukraine ; From the Hetmanate to the directory
  • The Ukrainian People's Republic, December 1918--March 1919. The Ovruch pogrom ; The Zhytomyr pogrom ; The Proskuriv pogrom ; The second Zhytomyr pogrom
  • Power vacuum, March 1919--August 1919. The entente ; Warlords ; Months and days ; Poland and Ukraine on the world stage
  • The Triumph of Bolshevism, August 1919--March 1921. The volunteer army ; The Tetiiv pogrom ; The Polish-Soviet war
  • Aftermath, 1921--1941. Refugees ; The Schwarzbard trial ; The interwar in Ukraine ; The onset of the Holocaust.