There were jews outside of Pale, professionals of the first and second order allowed to move to major cities. Extermination was never policy...again it occured during civil unrest but not once policy. Assimulation become policy under Alexander III & Nicholas II.
Of course in consideration that most Jews of Eastern Europe fled Western Europe during mass pogroms and total expulsions, like what Richard Lionhearted did.
"There were jews outside of Pale, professionals of the first and second order allowed to move to major cities."
This was extremely rare.