Russian Jews at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries and their contribution to Russian history and culture
In the current article, the author examines the role of the Jewish population of the Russian Empire in political and cultural processes at the turn of the 19th- 20th centuries. The author pays special attention to the phenomenon of "the Russian Jews", analyzes the contribution of the Jews to Russian culture and their integration into the Russian socioсultural environment. The author analyzes in detail the policy of the Russian authorities towards the Jewish population and concludes that this so-called unsolved “The Jewish question” became one of the main reasons for the active participation of the Jews in the revolutionary movement. The article also examines the role of the Jews in the main political events of this period.