The participation of intelligentsia in the activity of the Committee of the Bund in Grodno (1907-1914)
In the article on the basis of archival sources the author analyzes little-known facts of the participation of intelligentsia in the Committee of the Bund in Grodno in the period of reactionary monarchist regime (1907-1914). At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund (The General Jewish Workers Union in Lithuania, Poland and Russia) was one of the largest political formations in the Russian Empire. The Bund organization of Grodno was one of the largest in the Russian Empire. The tsarist authorities tried to eliminate it in the period of reaction. Police have dealt a serious blow to the Committee of the Bund in Grodno in 1910. However, it continued to operate successfully and retained considerable strength. In 1913 about 50 members of this organization were under the supervision of the police. Educated people held key positions in the Bund in Grodno. The participation of intelligentsia in its work ensured the viability of the Committee. The author describes anti-government activities of some historical figures. In the documents of the National historical archives of Belarus in Grodno it is revealed the names of the leaders of the Committee of the Bund in Grodno in the period of reaction of 1907-1914:M. A.-G. Khvilivitski, Kh. Koshevnik, M. G. Lapidus, A. L. Khazanovich, V. Yu.-I. Tarlovski, D. M. Sobol, M. Berenson, etc.