Russification Flashcards
When was the start of Russification?
1863 Polish revolts
What areas were seen as easily places to annex to Russia?
Ukraine, Baltic provinces and Caucuses
What was the main difference with tsarist policy with communist policy?
communists aimed to create feudal system whereby each national minority had a certain amount of autonomy
Which countries were part of the 1918 RSFSR?
Russia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenia
When was the feudal Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed?
1924
How were the minorities under the Tsars controlled?
through reforms and military force
How were minorities under the communists controlled?
promised reforms but then repression
How did the Tsars before Nicholas II treat Finland?
fairly liberal stance
When was Finland integrated into the Russian empire? What was taken away and changed?
Under Nicholas II
Army was disbanded and Russian became official language
What enabled Finland to gain full independence?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
At the beginning of WWII what did Finland refuse to do for Stalin? what was Stalin’s reaction and what did it lead to?
to allow Soviet-Union to set up military bases on their territory
Stalin dropped a bomb on Finish Capital
This then sparked the Winter War
What did Finland sign after WWII?
Treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with Russia
What countries made up the Baltic Provinces?
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
When were the Baltic Provinces annexed to the Russia
early years of the 2nd WW
What decrees did Alexander II enforce to Poland?
forbid publication and import of books written in Ukrainian
Why was Ukraine important to Russia?
it was important for grain-production
Which treaty granted Ukrainian’s independence?
the same peace treaty that ended Russia’s involvement in WWI
What two different religious groups were the Caucasus regions broke up into?
Christians and Muslims
What was the Place of Settlement?
region in which Jews were allowed to settle
What reforms did Alexander II make in terms of the Pale Settlement?
allowed members to migrate to other regions
What was a pogrom?
organised massacre of Russian Jews
What were 2 repressive measures taken against the jews in 1882?
confinement of jews again to pale settlement
restrictions of jews to senior positions in army and medicine
What measures were taken against jews after the WWII?
ban imposed on Jewish religion and closure of Jewish institutions
