Twenty-five thousand persons in Leningrad, who engage in trade, classified as. “Nepmen,” will be evicted from their homes by September 1, 1929 states a report of the Leningrad paper, “Krasnaya Gazetta.”
The Nepmen lived in houses which were nationalized. Their removal was declared necessary to make room for workmen in need of houses.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.