The Pete Quiñones Show Reading Solzhenitsyn's '200 Years Together' w/ Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson - Part 35
May 17, 2025
Matthew Raphael Johnson, a researcher and former professor specializing in Russian history, joins to delve deep into Solzhenitsyn's '200 Years Together.' They discuss the Kishinev pogrom's lasting impact on Jewish self-defense movements, exploring community responses amid societal unrest. The conversation also critiques the manipulation of historical narratives surrounding Jewish and Russian tensions, connecting these past events to today's socio-political climate, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A fascinating look at history's complexities!
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Kishnev Pogrom Exaggeration
- The Kishnev pogrom was exaggerated by the Jewish media for revolutionary aims.
- Economic prosperity made building a revolutionary movement difficult, prompting this exaggeration.
Jewish Militias Post-Kishnev
- Armed Jewish militias developed after Kishnev, partly self-defense, partly revolutionary.
- The government saw these formations as illegal and a threat akin to civil war.
Gomel Pogrom Jewish Violence
- At Gomel in 1903, Jews attacked Russians violently in a planned pogrom.
- The Jewish crowd used whistles to mobilize quickly and was armed with stones, clubs, and even firearms.
