russification- under Alexander II

Question 1

russification

Answer 1

forcing everyone within the Russian Empire to think of themselves as ‘Russian’ by enforcing the Russian language and culture

Question 2

the problem posed by ethnic minorities :
tsarist Russia was a ?

Answer 2

multi-national empire inhabited by over 100 different ethnic groups
-slavs in Russia, Ukraine, and Belorussia comprised 2/3 of the population, remaining peoples were a mixture of many different nationalities, languages,regions and cultural traditions

Question 3

the diverse empire posed a challenge for?

Answer 3

the tsarist autocracy, particularly since the development of national ideology in the 19th century provoked ethnic groups to assert their distinctive identities

Question 4

national ideology

Answer 4

a belief in the strength of one’s own country, languages and traditions

Question 5

Alexander II was more concerned with what?

Answer 5

more concerned with control than with matters of racial superiority

Question 6

example of Alexander II reacting to rebellion

Answer 6

-acted swiftly when polish rebellion broke out in 1863, sent his own brother Duke Konstantin to deal with rebels.

Question 7

how many poles had joined in creating an underground national government for Poland

Answer 7

more than 200,000 poles
-waged a form of guerilla warfare against their imperial masters

Question 8

Alexander II did not engage in?

Answer 8

systematic persecution of racial minorities

Question 9

what did Alexander II use as a means of keeping control?

Answer 9

concessions(granting a request in response to demand)

Question 10

through decrees in 1864 and 1875 what was allowed for the Latvians and Estonians?

Answer 10

they were allowed to revert to Lutheranism where previously orthodoxy had been demanded

Question 11

Alexander II also allowed

Answer 11

Finns had their own diet(parliament) and tried to maintain good relations with the finish people

Question 12

towards the end of Alexander II reign there was growing?

Answer 12

intolerance of national differences on the part of the Tsar’s ministers and administrators who were keen to reinforce the tsarist regime

Question 13

what did the tsarist ministers being keen to reinforce tsairst regime result in

Answer 13

the prohibition on the use of the Ukrainian language in publications or performances in 1876