Episode 2 of 3
Pogrom in Yelizavetgrad
- When
- 15–16 April 1881
- Where
- Yelizavetgrad
A large pogrom occurred on the night of 15–16 April 1881 in Yelizavetgrad, coinciding with Eastern Orthodox Easter.
This event is often cited as the beginning of the wave. The violence occurred on the night of 15–16 April [27 April new style] 1881, the day of Eastern Orthodox Easter, in the city of Yelizavetgrad (now Kropyvnytskyi).
Sources
- Pogroms in the Russian Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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