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THE REVOLUTION OF 1905 --------------- ---------------- IN ODESSA Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies Alexander Rabinowitch and William G. Rosenberg, general editors Advisory Board Deming Brown Ben Eklof Jane Burbank Zvi Gitelman Robert W. Campbell Hiroaki Kuromiya Henry Cooper David Ransel Herbert Eagle Ronald Grigor Suny William Zimmerman Studies o f the Harriman Institute Columbia University THE REVOLUTION OF 1905 --------------------------- ---------------------------- IN ODESSA BLOOD ON THE STEPS Robert Weinberg INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington • Indianapolis 01993 by Robert Weinberg All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United Sates of America library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publicatioo Daa Weinberg, Robert. The revolution of 1905 in Odessa : blood on the steps / Robert Weinberg. p. cm. — (Indiana-Michigan series in Russian and East European studies) (Studies of the Harriman Institute) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-36381-0 1. Odesa (Ukraine)—History. 2. Ukraine—History—Revolution, 1905-1907. 3. Labor movement—Ukraine—Odesa—History. 4. Jews— Ukraine—Odessa—Persecutions. 5. Odesa (Ukraine)—Ethnic relations. I. Title. II. Series. III. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute DK264.2.03W45 1993 947’.717—dc20 92-23096 1 2 3 4 5 97 96 95 94 93 In memory of Bill Jacobson, who made my life much richer She started dancin’ to that fine fine music Ton know her life wets saved by rock’n’roll —Lou Reed CONTENTS Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii 1. Odessa on the Eve of 1905: The Russian El Dorado? 1 2. Workers in Odessa on the Eve of 1905 31 3. Labor Organizations and Politics before 1905 54 4. First Stirrings: The Workers* Movement from January 83 to May 5. First Confrontation: Popular Unrest in May and June 117 6. Breathing Spell and Renewed Confrontation 144 7. Politics and Pogrom 164 8. Final Confrontation 188 Conclusion 225 Appendix 235 Abbreviations 238 Notes 240 Bibliography 2 77 Index 295 Photographs follow pages 23 and 167 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Number of Factories under Factory Inspection 4 Table 2: Population Growth in Odessa 7 Table 3: Nationality in Odessa Based on Language, 1897 11 Table 4: Size and Distribution of the Odessa Labor Force by 32 Sector on the Eve of 1905
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