Now back in print in a new editiona century of ambivalencethe jews of russia and the soviet union 1881 to the presentsecond expanded editionzvi gitelman a richly illustrated survey of the jewish historical experience in the russian empire the soviet union and the post soviet era. A century of ambivalence the jews of russia and the soviet union 1881 to the present second expanded edition zvi gitelman a richly illustrated survey of the jewish historical experience in the russian empire the soviet union and the post soviet era. A century of ambivalence the jews of russia and the soviet union 1881 to the present gitelman zvi y amazoncomau books. A century ago the russian empire contained the largest jewish community in the world numbering . A century ago the russian empire contained the largest jewish community in the world numbering about five million people today the jewish population of the former soviet union has dwindled to half a million but remains probably the worlds third largest jewish community