The History of Birobidzhan : Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia

Name: The History of Birobidzhan : Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Gennady Estraikh\u2019s book explores the birth, growth, demise and afterlife of the Birobidzhan Jewish Autonomous Region (JAR). The History of Birobidzhan looks at how the shtetl was widely used in Soviet propaganda as a perfect solution to the \u2018Jewish question\u2019, arguing that in reality, while being demographically and culturally insignificant, the JAR played a key, and essentially detrimental, role in determining Jewish rights and entitlements in the Soviet world. Estraikh brings together a broad range of Russian and Yiddish sources, including archival materials, newspaper articles, travelogues, memoirs, belles-letters, and scholarly publications, as he describes and analyses the project and its realization not in isolation, but rather in the context of developments in both domestic and\n\nThe History of Birobidzhan\nBuilding a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail track;