Rusification is a form of cultural assimilation, in which non-Russian communities, voluntarily or under pressure, renounce their culture and language in favor of the Russian. The main modes of Russianization are through culture and politics, and within these, it is important to carry out autocracy, orthodoxy and Russian-ness. The main goal was to take the strength of all the reform forces and concentrate the population around one man - the emperor.
Two groups who were mistreated under th Russification are: Jews and Germans.