Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Еврейская автономная область
ייִדישע אװטאָנאָמע געגנט
Flag of Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Flag
CapitalBirobidzhan
Official languagesRussian
Area
• Total
36,000 km²
Population
• 2010 census
176,558


The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a region of the Russian Federation and formerly part of the RSFSR.

History

In 1928, an autonomous Jewish region was founded within the Republic of Birobidzhan.[1]

The Jewish Autonomous Oblast was founded in 1934. By 1939, 18,000 Jews had moved to the region.[2]

References

  1. Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The European Nationalities in the USSR' (p. 89). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]
  2. "Ukrainian Nationalists have long history of anti-semitism which the Soviet Union tried to combat" (2022-10-21). Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-22.