Jews and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Russia

Jews and Revolution in Nineteenth Century Russia is a comprehensive study of the participation of Jewish people in the Russian revolutionary movement of the nineteenth century. Approaching the subject from various angles--cultural sociological psychological and political--it examines when and why Jews joined the Russian revolution the importance of their contribution and the extent to which their roles were determined by their Jewishness. The book offers a new perspective on a Jewish community in the grip of modernity and a new understanding of those who sought their salvation in revolution.