This is the first and probably still the best history of russian and polish jews. Written in russian before the WWI it did appear in english in three volumes in 1916, 1918 and 1920. translated from the Russian by I. Friedlaender; with a biographical essay, new introd., and Outline of the history of Russian and Soviet Jewry, 1912-1974, by Leon Shapiro 1975, c1916-1920. Physical Description: 3 v. in 2 v. 1. From the beginning until the death of Alexander I (1825). From the death of Alexander I until the death of Alexander III (1825-1894). -v. 2. From the accession of Nicholas II until the present day, with bibliography and index.