TBR Radio Exclusive: Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson – Gavrila Derzhavin And “The Committee For The Organization Of Jewish Life” In Early 19th Century Russia
In today’s show originally broadcast on July 25 2016, TBR Radio’s Andrew Carrington Hitchcock interviews TBR Senior Researcher Dr Matthew Raphael Johnson on his article, “Gavrila Derzhavin And ‘The Committee For The Organization Of Jewish Life’ In Early 19th Century Russia.”
The Bolshevik empire was forged by Jews on both sides of the Atlantic. Therefore, understanding the history of Russo-Jewish relations is of immense importance in making sense of the 20th century.