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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Sotsial`no-Politicheskaia Istoriia Evreev Odessy i Drugikh Gorodov Novorossii, 1881-1904
[ Jews of Odessa and Novorossiisk : Social and political history of the Jews of Odessa and other towns of Novorossia in 1881-1904]
Moscow-Jerusalem: Mosty Kul`tury-Gesharim, 2002 446 p Serie: Bibliotheca Judaica. Seriia Sovremennye issledovaniia Hardcover. 14 x 21.5 cm ISBN: 593273082X Language: Russian
Mikhail Polishchuk started his professional career at the Odessa Museum of local history. This book is about the history of the Jews in several towns of southern Russia, Novorossia, from the end of the 18th century to the 1870s. The book starts with a description of the social and political context of Jewish settlements in the region, their place in the demographic and social structure. The author portrays Jewish communities, their religious and social life, education and family life. The last chapter deals with limitations and horizons of community autonomy, their organizational and power structures. Comments, bibliography, indices.