MediaArhiv

Part 1

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In connection with Grigoriev's revolt must be mentioned the pogrom in Zolotonosha — province of Poltava — on May 12th, com^mitted by the Bogunsky Soviet Regiment. Obuchoff was ransacked on May 17th by the Sixth Soviet Regiment, and Pogrebishtshe on May 18th by the Eighth Soviet Regiment.

In June the provinces that suffered most were Podolia, Kiev and Volhynia. In the provinces of Kherson and Poltava only sporadic outbreaks took place. In Kiev the remainders of the Grigoriev groups continued devastating the localities through which they were passing, and on June 15th they ransacked Stavishtshe; on June 16th, Tarasttsha; on June 20th, Volodarka Ryshanovka; on June 22nd, Skvir; and on June 27th, Alexandria, for the second time. Within Sokolowsky's sphere of activity the following towns suffered a second visitation: Brusilov on June 13th, Khodorkov on June 15th, Korosten on June 20th, Tcherniachov on June 20th and 24th. The towns of Kornin and Radomysl as well as that of Dubov suffered a second time. Ataman Zelipny ransacked Obuchov on June 25th, Rshishtshev and Kagarlyk on June 3rd. In the province of PodoUa murders and robberies were commiitted in the towns of Derashna, June 7th to 17th, Khmelynin, Golosovka, Maidan, Stryshanka, Staraia, Siniava and others. In the province of Poltava, Semenovka was the only place that suffered a pogrom during the month of June.

In July the pogroms assimaed a more grave character, as they were mainly taking place in the same three provinces. The Kiev pogroms exceeded all others in cruelty. In this province twenty-seven pogroms took place during the month, twelve being registered in Volhynia and fourteen in Podoha.

In the Kiev province only dispersed gangs were operating, while in Volhynia and Podolia, they were joined by the Regular Petlura Troops. On July 3rd Vorshtshagovka experienced a pogrom. On July 2nd, 5th and 11th pogroms took place in Volodarka, Dekov, Novo-Fastov respectively, but these names by no means exhaust the number of places which have undergone a similar fate. Priluki was " pogromed " on July 4th, Sachnovka on July 8th, Turubor on July 9th, and Kalinovka on July 14th.

Sokolowsky was now repeating his exploits of the preceding months, and he again ransacked Roshevo on July 3rd, Makarovo on July 6th, Brusilov on July 5th, Kornin on July 9th, Yannogorodka on July 15th, and Khavno on July 13th. Zeliony, too, was very active, and pogroms were organized in Rshishtshev on July 1st to 13th, Tagantsha on July 8th, Kosin on July 17th, and Pereyaslav on July 15th to 19th. At the very end of the month — on the 29th — Uman suffered a sanguinary pogrom^, and on July 31st the stations of Potoski and others were ransacked. In the province of Volhynia the following pogroms took place during the month of July:

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Kambnny Bbod, Kotelny, Saktjshnbtzy and Domerovitzy on the 10th. Xavbov, on the 20th.

Slovetshna, the 16th to the 19th; there were numerous victims from the neighbouring villages of Davidka, Bobrin and others.

In the province of Podolia the following pogroms took place during the month:

Shmbbinka, on July 3rd.

Brailov, Pikov, ¥oeonovitzy, Obodin, all on the 10th.

Yanov, on the 11th to the 15th.

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The following places were pogromed on the 15th to the 20th:

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During the month of August the number of pogroms decreased, but, in view of the fact that the front line moved nearer to Kiev, information on pogroms in the provinces of PodoUa and Volhynia became scarce. On August 7th, Fereyaslavl suffered a second pogrom, at the hands of Lopatkin's gang. In Vinnitza a pogrom took place on August 3rd, in Golovatchovsk on August 4th. During the second half of August pogroms took place in the follovfing towns:

Tatiev, August 24th. Belaya-Tsekkov, August 25th.

Pliskov, August 24th. Boyabka, September 3rd.

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PoGREBiSHTSHE, August 18th-21st. Germanovka, August 28th. Shooting took place in Kiev itself on August 31st. Pogroms also took place in:

Smela, Tshebkassy, Gorodishtshe, Orlovetz, Korsun, Fastov, Ustihovka, IGN.4T0VKA, Njeshin, Gostomla, Stepantzv, Takashtscha, Belotzeekovka, Priluky, and Ekaterinoslav.

By September 9th the number of places where pogroms were perpetrated amounted to 372, the actual number of pogroms being no less than 700. In several places pogroms occurred lasting many days, until the whole Jewish population was annihiliated and tlieir property destroyed.

According to Governments and districts the pogroms can be distributed as follows:

Province of Kiev.