Revolution 1905 - Black Hundreds The revolt spread to non-Russian parts of the empire, particularly Poland, Finland, the Baltic provinces and Georgia, where it was reinforced by nationalist movements. In some areas the rebellion was met by violent opposition from the antirevolutionary Black Hundreds who attacked the socialists and staged pogroms against the Jews. The Black
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Hundreds were reactionary, antirevolutionary, and anti-Semitic groups formed in Russia during and after the Russian Revolution of 1905. One of the most important of these groups was the League of the Russian People (Soyuz Russkogo Naroda). The Black Hundreds were secretly formed and unofficially sanctioned by the government. Made up primarily of landowners, wealthy peasants, bureaucrats, and police, the Black Hundreds attacked and killed revolutionaries in the Russian provinces. While organised local massacres (pogroms), especially of Jews had been a regular part of life since the assassination of the Alexander II. They became particularly violent and frequent under the leadership ...

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