pogroms

Pogroms Pogroms were part of Alexander III's Russification plan. Alexander believed that Russia could only be strong if it is truly Russian. He tried to force out all the ethnic minorities from Russia. One group that Alexander wanted out of Russia was the Jews. The pogroms are the name of the Cossacks sent to destroy the Jewish villages. Pogrom has become a word that means a riot directed against a particular group of people. Apparently, the idea of Russification did not work too well. Not too much later, Russia was owned by Japan in the Russo-Japanese War.

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Created by Joe Hampton on February 11, 2009. Edited by Allie Pinosky 2.12.09