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{{Antisemitism}}
[[Antisemitism]] in the [[Russian Empire]] included [[Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire|numerous pogroms]] and the designation of the [[Pale of Settlement]] (territory of contemporary [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]), from which Jews were forbidden to migrate into the interior of Russia, unless they converted to the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] [[state religion]].smeer Poep
Russia remained unaffected by the liberalising tendencies of this era with respect to the status of Jews. Before the 18th century Russia maintained an exclusionary policy towards Jews, in accordance with the anti-Jewish precepts of the Russian Orthodox Church.<ref>Steven Beller (2007) ''Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction'': 14</ref> When asked about admitting Jews into the Empire, Peter the Great stated "I prefer to see in our midst nations professing Mohammedanism and paganism rather than Jews. They are rogues and cheats. It is my endeavor to eradicate evil, not to multiply it."<ref>{{cite book|last=Levitats|first=Isaac|title=The Jewish Community in Russia, 1772-1844|year=1943|publisher=Columbia University Press|location=New York|pages=20–21}}</ref>
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