The Rostov-on-Don manifesto was almost exclusively Jewish and created a militia that attempted to seize power in the city.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The sources on the 1905 Rostov-on-Don events describe a Jewish self-defense militia that resisted pogromists, not an aggressive militia that tried to seize power; none mentions a 'manifesto' or a Jewish attempt to take control of the city. The claim's central assertion is contradicted by the same-event sources, and the 'almost exclusively Jewish' element has no support.
What was said
… Orthodox people in that city became rebels and acted accordingly, and any act from them against the provisional government of Odessa was seen as an anti-Semitic pogrom. Peasants, you know, reacted violently in the, in the rural areas. The Rostov-on-Don manifesto, which was almost exclusively Jewish, created their own militia there, and they tried to seize power in the city there, and it was only the citizens that were able to fight back, and then that's when you had Jewish shops that were destroyed, Jews beaten by the demonstrators after it, but only because of the damage that they did initially. …
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Contradicts. The YIVO Encyclopedia says that during the 18–20 October 1905 Rostov pogrom, a small Jewish self-defense detachment organized by Po'ale Tsiyon resisted the attackers, who included Cossack units.[1]
Contradicts. Wikipedia's account of the 1905 pogroms says Jews took up arms to defend their families and property from the attackers, and that Rostov-on-Don saw over 150 Jews killed.[2]
Contradicts. Rus sian Jews Between the Reds and the Whites describes the Rostov violence as a pogrom ensuing from a 'patriotic' demonstration's attack, with local Jewish and worker militias opposing the pogromists, the reverse of the claimed aggressor role.[3]
Context. No source mentions a 'Rostov-on-Don manifesto' or any Jewish group attempting to seize power in the city; the only source-attested militia activity is defensive. The claim also departs from the passage's wording only minimally, so the extraction itself is faithful.[1][2][3]
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- 1Rostov-on-Don - YIVO Encyclopediaencyclopedia.yivo.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2Pogroms in the Russian Empire - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Rus sian Jews Between the Reds and the Whites, 1917hse.ru · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
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