Maps showing the Pale of Settlement created in 1790 by the Russian Emprie as the designated lands where Jews can live. Essentially, Jews could live in the rift between the Baltic and Black Seas, where Poland is currently located.
Photo credit
Right (The Lower Eastside Project, http://www.russiansamovars.com/the-immigrants.php)
Left (The Berdichev Revival, http://www.berdichev.org/mappaleofsettlement.htm)
