Metadata : Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen. Personal fonds
Collection
- Country:
- Latvia
- Holding institution:
- National Library of Latvia
- Holding institution (official language):
- Latvijas Nacionālā Bibliotēka
- Postal address:
- Mūkusalas iela 3, Rīga, LV-1423
- Phone number:
- +371 6780 6100
- Web address:
- www.lnb.lv
- Email:
- lnb@lnb.lv
- Country:
- Latvia
- Holding institution:
- National Library of Latvia
- Holding institution (official language):
- Latvijas Nacionālā Bibliotēka
- Postal address:
- Mūkusalas iela 3, Rīga, LV-1423
- Phone number:
- +371 6780 6100
- Web address:
- www.lnb.lv
- Email:
- lnb@lnb.lv
- Reference number:
- RXA175
- Title:
- Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen. Personal fonds
- Title (official language):
- Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand Pahlen. Personīgais fonds
- Creator/accumulator:
- Pahlen, Konstantin Ivanovich
- Date(s):
- 1797/1915
- Language:
- Russian
- French
- Extent:
- 19 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The personal fonds of the Russian statesman Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen contains institutional documents, catalogues, essays, bibliographies, and letters. Count Pahlen’s personal fonds contains three multi-page documents (handwritten and printed) concerning Russian policy towards Jews in the 1880s. The first document addresses transforming the system of Jewish schools in the provinces of the Kingdom of Poland (also known as Congress Poland - the autonomous Polish state in personal union with the Russian Empire). The second document is called “The Note on the Jewish Question”. It examines Russian legislation regarding Jews, the opinions of Russian statesmen, the opinion of Jewish expert Baron Ginzburg, as well as, for example, “measures to protect the indigenous population from exploitation by Jews”, “the need to resettle Jews”, etc. The third document is “Legislative Materials Relating to Jews at the End of the 19th Century”. Here, for example, there is a discussion on whether it is possible to ban Jews from selling alcohol. The interim Governor-General of Kharkov thinks this is impossible because “undoubtedly, the Jews, former owners of pubs, will circumvent the law with the help of figureheads, secret taverns, etc., and many of them will exploit residents perhaps in worse ways”. Documents of this fonds will be interesting to researchers of the history of Jews in the Russian Empire, and the history of antisemitism.
- Archival history:
- Unknown
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen (Count Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand von der Pahlen; 1830-1912), Russian statesman, Governor of Pskov (1864-1867), Russian Minister of Justice (1867-1878) and Member of State Council (1878-1912). In May 1882, a series of anti-Jewish regulations known as "Provisional Rules" were adopted by the Russian government. According to these rules Jews were forbidden: a) to settle in rural areas; b) acquire real estate outside towns and cities and rent land; c) trade on Sunday and Christian holidays. In 1883, the “High Commission for the Review of Jewish Laws” was created under the chairmanship of Count Pahlen. After working for five years, most members of the Commission recommended gradually expanding the rights of Jews in order to make them legally equal with other residents of the state. However, Emperor Alexander III rejected this offer and agreed with the opinion of the minority in the Commission, demanding that the “Provisional Rules” be maintained.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
- Author of the description:
- Jana Makarova
- Reference number:
- RXA175
- Title:
- Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen. Personal fonds
- Title (official language):
- Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand Pahlen. Personīgais fonds
- Creator/accumulator:
- Pahlen, Konstantin Ivanovich
- Date(s):
- 1797/1915
- Language:
- Russian
- French
- Extent:
- 19 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The personal fonds of the Russian statesman Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen contains institutional documents, catalogues, essays, bibliographies, and letters. Count Pahlen’s personal fonds contains three multi-page documents (handwritten and printed) concerning Russian policy towards Jews in the 1880s. The first document addresses transforming the system of Jewish schools in the provinces of the Kingdom of Poland (also known as Congress Poland - the autonomous Polish state in personal union with the Russian Empire). The second document is called “The Note on the Jewish Question”. It examines Russian legislation regarding Jews, the opinions of Russian statesmen, the opinion of Jewish expert Baron Ginzburg, as well as, for example, “measures to protect the indigenous population from exploitation by Jews”, “the need to resettle Jews”, etc. The third document is “Legislative Materials Relating to Jews at the End of the 19th Century”. Here, for example, there is a discussion on whether it is possible to ban Jews from selling alcohol. The interim Governor-General of Kharkov thinks this is impossible because “undoubtedly, the Jews, former owners of pubs, will circumvent the law with the help of figureheads, secret taverns, etc., and many of them will exploit residents perhaps in worse ways”. Documents of this fonds will be interesting to researchers of the history of Jews in the Russian Empire, and the history of antisemitism.
- Archival history:
- Unknown
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Konstantin Ivanovich Pahlen (Count Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand von der Pahlen; 1830-1912), Russian statesman, Governor of Pskov (1864-1867), Russian Minister of Justice (1867-1878) and Member of State Council (1878-1912). In May 1882, a series of anti-Jewish regulations known as "Provisional Rules" were adopted by the Russian government. According to these rules Jews were forbidden: a) to settle in rural areas; b) acquire real estate outside towns and cities and rent land; c) trade on Sunday and Christian holidays. In 1883, the “High Commission for the Review of Jewish Laws” was created under the chairmanship of Count Pahlen. After working for five years, most members of the Commission recommended gradually expanding the rights of Jews in order to make them legally equal with other residents of the state. However, Emperor Alexander III rejected this offer and agreed with the opinion of the minority in the Commission, demanding that the “Provisional Rules” be maintained.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
- Author of the description:
- Jana Makarova
