Der Nister (1884 in Berdichev, Ukraine – 1950 the Soviet Gulag) was the penname of Pinchas Kahanovich, a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, and critic. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Berdichev (Polish language: Berdyczów, Ukrainian language: Бердичів, Russian language: Бердичев) is a town in Zhytomyrska oblast, Ukraine, 44 km South of Zhytomyr. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... GULAG (Russian: Glavonoye Upravleniye Lagerey, Main Camp Administration) was the branch of the Soviet secret police (the NKVD and later on the KGB) that dealt with concentration camps. ... Yiddish (Yid. ...

Der Nister was born in Berdichev to a hassidic family of merchants. He received a traditional religious education, but was drawn through his reading to secular and Enlightenment ideas, as well as to Zionism. Forced to avoid the military draft to the Imperial Russian Army, he hid in Zhitomir, where he earned a modest living as a tutor. Even in his earliest works, he was drawn to the arcane teachings of the Kabbalah and to the intense use of symbols in his writings. This is reflected in the penname he adopted for himself, ‘’Der Nister,’’ “The Hidden One.” Secularism is commonly defined as the idea that religion should not interfere with or be integrated into the public affairs of a society. ... The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy, and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason. ... For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian) 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’ (Житомирська область in Ukrainian; Żytomierzczyna in Polish) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. ... Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה reception, Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah, Kaballah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, soul of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature. ...

In 1921, in the wake of the Russian Revolution, Der Nister left Russia and settled in Germany.While living in Berlin, he published his first two collections of stories. In 1927, he returned to the Soviet Union, where his symbol-laden works, rich in Jewish themes, was declared reactionary by the Soviet regime and the literary critics that supported it. As a result, he stopped publishing his original works and earned a living as a journalist. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

During World War II, the Soviet government briefly adopted a more liberal approach to writings that it considered to promote Jewish nationalism. Der Nister began writing again, describing the persecution and destruction of the Jewish communities in Europe under the Nazi regime, and hinting at Soviet persecution as well. He was arrested in 1949 and sent to a prison camp, where he got ill and died the following year. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...