10/1919
Project on the history of the Kyiv pogrom of October 1919
Briefly about the pogrom
According to various estimates, the pogrom in Kyiv took place between October 1 and October 8, 1919, according to the old style (October 14-21 according to the new style). This was during the period when Kyiv was under the control of the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, or the Volunteer Army.
According to the recollections of contemporaries, the pogrom reached its peak during the “three days of freedom” granted to the soldiers of the Volunteer Army. They began on the evening of October 2.
CAUSE? REASON
During this time, there were various incidents of looting of Jewish homes and shops, rape, injury and mutilation, and even murder of Kyiv Jews. In short, everything that is characteristic of a pogrom. In addition to the residents of Kyiv themselves, many refugees also suffered from the actions of the pogromists — those who had already experienced anti-Jewish violence in their own communities or had fled from it to Kyiv.
Consequences
[Illustrations: YIVO RG80, f.628-01, 628-04]
Database of pogrom victims
Compiled as a result of processing files containing the results of surveys of Jews who suffered from the pogrom in October 1919.
Basic data about the person is available: last name, first name and patronymic, residential address, and date of the pogrom that took place in the apartment.
The demo version of the database is available at the link.
To receive information about the presence of a person in the database, please fill out the form* .
* Upon request, it is possible to clarify and provide data on family composition, age, and profession.
