Pogroms began occurring after the Russian Empire, which previously had very few Jews, acquired territories with large Jewish populations from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1791–1835.
Pogrom mulai terjaid setelah Kekaisaran Rusia, yang sebelumnya memiliki sedikit Yahudi, meraih kawasan dengan populasi Yahudi besar dari kekaisaran Luthuania Polandia pada 1791–1835.