Pogroms in Russia began after the murder of Alexander II.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The sources support the intended reading that the major wave of pogroms in Russia followed the 1881 assassination of Alexander II, but they contradict the literal claim that pogroms began then, since earlier incidents occurred in Odessa in 1821 and in 1859 and 1871. The extracted claim matches the passage's wording, and the post itself refers to the 1881 murder.
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… I hadn't looked into it in great detail before, although this, of course, is connected to the Revolution of 1905 and the January so-called Bloody Sunday. This is essentially one in the same, one in the same battle. Solzhenitsyn says that, and he's right to say this, that these pogroms began after the murder of Alexander the Second by one of the combat organizations that people like Tikhomirov eventually abandoned, but the violence against the left, which just meant violence against Jews at the time there were very few dead Jews now. …
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Contradicts. Earlier pogrom-like violence predates the 1881 murder: the Encyclopedia of Ukraine cites disturbances in 1859 and Odesa in 1871, and the Encyclopedia.com entry and USHMM note that the first incident labeled a pogrom was in Odessa in 1821.[1][2][3]
Supports. Multiple reference sources state that the first major series of pogroms followed the assassination of Alexander II in March 1881, with mass attacks across the Pale and beyond.[1][2][3][4]
Context. Britannica and the Encyclopedia of Ukraine describe the 1881 wave as the first extensive or major series, and the 1903–1906 and 1917–1921 waves followed later, so the murder marks the start of the major wave rather than the first violence.[2][4][5]
Context. None of the sources mention Solzhenitsyn's specific claim, so the attribution to the speaker's reading of Solzhenitsyn is not checked directly.
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1Pogromsencyclopedia.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Pogrom - Encyclopedia of Ukraineencyclopediaofukraine.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Pogroms | Holocaust Encyclopediaencyclopedia.ushmm.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Pogrom | Meaning, Definition, & Historybritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5pogrom - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Helpkids.britannica.com · not rated · cited for: context
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