Timeline December 1881

Events in December 1881 3

• 1821 – 1881 Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian novelist Dostoevsky explored psychology, morality, and existential conflict in works like Crime and Punishment.
• 1881 Anti-Jewish pogroms sweep the Russian Empire Wave of violence follows Alexander II's assassination Following the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, waves of anti-Jewish riots broke out across the southern and western Russian Empire, beginning in Yelisavetgrad and spreading to Kiev, Odessa, and other cities. Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed and many people killed or injured. The pogroms spurred mass Jewish emigration from the Russian Empire in the years that followed.
• 1881 Death of Jenny Marx Loss of his wife and collaborator Jenny Marx died on December 2, 1881, after decades of shared political struggle, exile, and poverty with her husband. Her death was a profound personal blow to Marx, whose own health had already begun to decline, and he never fully recovered from the loss in the final years of his life.