Solzhenitsyn, 200 years
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Two Hundred Years Together
It may be helpful to consult this crib sheet on the sequence of czars in Russia.
Volume 1. Russo-jewish history, 1795-1916
Chap 1: To end of 18th century
| Part | Topics |
| A | Medieval history of Khazars; rise and fall of Kiev |
| B | 15th century migration of jews from Poland and Lithuania into Russia; Judaizing heresy |
| C | more detail on jewish migrations, with Poland being the center-of-gravity. Summary of attitudes toward jews of the first 200 years of Romanov dynasty. |
| D | All about the Kahal. Annexations bringing more jews under Russian rule. The civil vs religious distinction. Catherine’s machinations. |
| E | Derzhavin’s interesting analysis of the causes of the chronic famine in White Russia (Belarus). |
Chap 2: Alexander I
Chap 3: Nicholas I
Chap 4: The period of reforms
Chap 5: After the murder of Alexander II
Chap 6: The Russian revolutionary movement
Chap 7: The birth of zionism
Chap 8: At the turn of the 20th century
Chap 9: The Revolution of 1905
Chap 10: The Duma-time
Chap 11: The Judeo and Russo-national consciousness prior to the first World War
Chap 12: During WWI (1914-1916)