History of the Jews in the Soviet Union
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The history of the Jews in the Soviet Union is discussed in the following articles relating to specific regions of the former Soviet Union
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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- History of the Jews in ArmeniaHistory of the Jews in ArmeniaThe history of the Jews in Armenia dates back more than 2,000 years.-Armenian Kingdom:Tournebize holds that the Assyrians deported Jews directly to Armenia, and not to the Khabur valley. Aslan mentions that the Jews of Samaria were deported to Armenia....
- History of the Jews in Azerbaijan
- History of the Jews in BelarusHistory of the Jews in BelarusThe Jews in Belarus were the third largest ethnic group in the country in the first half of the 20th century. Before World War II, Jews were the third among the ethnic groups in Belarus, and in cities and towns comprised more than 40% of the population. The population of cities such as Minsk,...
- History of the Jews in EstoniaHistory of the Jews in EstoniaThe history of the Jews in Estonia starts with individual reports of Jews in what is now Estonia from as early as the 14th century. However, the process of permanent Jewish settlement in Estonia began in the 19th century, especially after they were granted the official right to enter the region by...
- History of the Jews in Georgia
- History of the Jews in AbkhaziaHistory of the Jews in AbkhaziaThe Jewish population of Abkhazia consisted of Ashkenazi, Georgian and other Jews. It grew after the incorporation of Abkhazia into the Russian Empire in the middle of 19th century...
- History of the Jews in South OssetiaHistory of the Jews in South OssetiaMuch of the early Jewish history in South Ossetia is similar to that of other Jewish communities in the Georgian region. At the same time, the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali was known for its sizable Georgian Jewish population, where the community had its own quarter.In 1891, an Ashkenazi rabbi...
- History of the Jews in Abkhazia
- History of the Jews in Kazakhstan
- History of the Jews in Kyrgyzstan
- History of the Jews in LatviaHistory of the Jews in LatviaThe History of the Jews in Latvia dates back to the first Jewish colony established in Piltene in 1571. Jews contributed to Latvia's development until the Northern War , which decimated Latvia's population...
- History of the Jews in LithuaniaHistory of the Jews in LithuaniaThe history of the Jews in Lithuania spans the period from the eighth century to the present day. There is still a small community in that country, as well as an extensive Lithuanian Jewish diaspora in Israel, the United States and other countries. For more detail, see Lithuanian Jews.-Early...
- History of the Jews in MoldovaHistory of the Jews in MoldovaThe History of the Jews in Moldova reaches back centuries in history. Bessarabian Jews have been living in the area for quite some time.-Early history:* 1889: There were 180,918 Jews of a total population of 1,628,867 in Bessarabia....
- History of the Jews in Russia
- History of the Jews in Tajikistan
- History of the Jews in Turkmenistan
- History of the Jews in UkraineHistory of the Jews in UkraineJewish communities have existed in the territory of Ukraine from the time of Kievan Rus' and developed many of the most distinctive modern Jewish theological and cultural traditions. While at times they flourished, at other times they faced periods of persecution and antisemitic discriminatory...
- History of the Jews in Uzbekistan