Russification Flashcards
1
Q
What is the definition of Russification?
A
- Forcing Everyone within The Russian Empire to think of themselves as Russian, by enforcing the Russian language and culture.
2
Q
Why was Russification created?
And who thought of it?
A
- Alexander III and Pobedonostsev
- they thought merging all the tsar’s land into a single nation with a feeling of shared identity
- he wanted more control and protection
3
Q
What did Russification change?
A
- destruction of non- Russian national cultures - Poland + Finland- weakened their political influence
- independent postal service abolished
- any attempt to convert to another faith would follow with exile to Serbia.
- loyal Baltic Germans heavily Russified
- Russian coinage replaced the local currency in Poland
- Russian customs enforced on non- Russians - Russian language was the only language the Orthodox Church would speak in
4
Q
When was Russification?
A
- Russian Empire 1881-94
- Finland, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Beluroussia, Georgia, Asia
5
Q
Who did Russification effect?
A
- ethnic minorities
- Heathens (non- believers in the Orthodox Church)
6
Q
What was the impact of Russification?
A
- was not accepted everywhere, creating opposition
- Jews left Russified country’s by exile or free will
- no religious propaganda, or places of workshop unless it was for the Orthodox Church
7
Q
What happened to the Jews during Russification?
A
Pogroms- organised attacks on Jews and other ethnic minority’s
- they were forced into a specific area called the Jewish Pale of Settlement
- bottom of social hierarchy
