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What was the policy of russification ?

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Russification was the policy of enforcing Russian culture on the vast numbers of ethnic minorities that lived in the Russian Empire. It greatly affected the Poles, Lithuanians and the Ukranians. It was introduced after the assassination of Alexander II in 1881 and was the source of much resentment.
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Russification was the policy of enforcing Russian culture on the vast numbers of ethnic minorities that lived in the Russian Empire. It greatly affected the Poles, Lithuanians and the Ukranians. It was introduced after the assassination of Alexander II in 1881 and was the source of much resentment.

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