The Jewish Revolution in Belorussia: Economy, Race, and Bolshevik Power

Jewish life was changed fundamentally as Jews joined the Bolshevik movement and populated the front lines of the revolutionary struggle. Andrew Sloin's story follows the arc of Bolshevik history but shows how the broader movement was enacted in factories and workshops, workers' clubs and union meetings, and on the Jewish streets of White Russia. The protagonists here are shoemakers, speculators, glassmakers, peddlers, leatherworkers, needleworkers, soldiers, students, and local party operatives who were swept up, willingly or otherwise, into the Bolshevik project. Sloin stresses the fundamental relationship between economy and identity formation as party officials grappled with the Jewish Question in the wake of the revolution.

Author: Andrew Sloin
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 02/13/2017
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780253024510

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2017

About the Author

Andrew Sloin is Assistant Professor of History at Baruch College.