Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments x
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. A Note on Dates, Spelling, and Names xiv
6. List of Tables xiv
7. List of Illustrations xv
8. List of Maps xviii
9. Introduction 1
10. Chapter One. The History of Jews in Kiev from the Tenth Century to 1660 21
11. Chapter Two. The Jews of Kiev in the Embrace of the Russian Empire (1794–1859). 45
12. Chapter Three. The Jewish Right of Residence in Kiev in 1859–1917 87
13. Chapter Four. The Kiev Jewish Community and its Leaders 135
14. Chapter Five. The Wealth and Poverty of Jews in Kiev 196
15. Chapter Six. Jewish Pogroms and the Beilis Affair 259
16. Chapter Seven. How Jews Gained Their Education in Kiev 290
17. Chapter Eight. Jewish Culture in Kiev 332
18. Chapter Nine. Between Tradition and Modernity: Jewish Religious Life in Kiev 387
19. Conclusion 422
20. Appendix. Dmitrii Bogrov and the Assassination of Stolypin 428
21. Bibliography 437
22. Index 458
23. About the Author 472