HIST 219 Chapter Notes - Chapter 03-24: Bolsheviks, Bourgeois Nationalism, Petite Bourgeoisie
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Jews saw both liberation and oppression in bolshevik rev. Pale of settlement abolished, gained individual freedoms. Secular yiddish cultural production thrived w state sppt. Howev, the ppl increasingly embraced russian and acculturated as a way to advance in society. Jews were regarded more highly than other ethnic minorities in ussr. Stalin eventually created jewish homeland on border w china for various political reasons. Howev, conditions were bad and jews did not move there in number. Jews had disproportionate presence in govt/secret police. Gave bolshevik rev jewish associations--enemies saw it as jewish plot. Increased russian-jewish interaction led to russification, intermarriage. Tho charges of internationalism left jews vulnerable 2 purges. Judaism also associated w petit bourgeois nationalism.
