Jewish historical facts in Russia, Eastern Europe, from 1881-1941

“In 1897, The Russian Empire was home to some 5.3 million Jews, approximately half of the world Jewry.”-eh.net. 9/17/2013. World War I was from July 28, 1914-Nov. 11,1918. Also, during this time period, the Bolshevik Revolution started in Russia in March, 1917.-historians.org. The Revolution was started by Lenin and Bogdanov. “Bogdanov was one of the… Continue reading Jewish historical facts in Russia, Eastern Europe, from 1881-1941

Holodomor Ukrainian genocide

“A man made famine that convulsed the Soviet republic of Ukraine from 1932-1933…It was part of a broader Soviet famine (1931-1934) that also caused mass starvation in the grain growing regions of Soviet Russia and Kazakhstan…Holodomor, a term derived from the Ukrainian words for hunger (holod) and extermination (mor).” “The origins of the famine lay… Continue reading Holodomor Ukrainian genocide

The Beginning of Communism

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, both Germans, published the Communist Manifesto in 1848; “The most celebrated pamphlet in the history of the socialist movement…Marx was also the author of the movement’s most important book, Das Kapital. These writings and others by Marx and Engels form the basis of the body of thought and belief known… Continue reading The Beginning of Communism