The Jewish Minority in the Soviet Union

ISBN-13: 9780367308803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 353 str.

Thomas E. Sawyer

Opis

Thomas E. Sawyer investigates the status and role of Jews in the USSR. He discusses Communist theory and the nationality issue, as it concerns the Jews, and addresses as well the legal status of Soviet Jews as determined by the Soviet constitutions, party directives, and legislative acts.

Spis treści

Preface -- The Jewish Question as Treated in the Authoritative Communist Writings -- The Jewish Minority in the Soviet Union: Demographic and Cultural Profiles -- The Status of Jewish Ethnic Identity in Contemporary Soviet Russia -- The Legal Status of Jews in the Soviet Union -- Soviet Policies and Actions, Official and Unofficial, Aimed at the Jews as a Distinct "National" Group -- The Jewish Emigration Issue -- Conclusion -- Appendices

O autorze

Thomas E. Sawyer holds a Ph.D. in comparative government from Georgetown University. He recently retired from the U.S. Foreign Service, where he served as a Russian language officer.