Russification

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Russification (Russian: русификация, romanized: rusifikatsiya), Russianisation or Russianization, is a form of cultural assimilation in which non-Russians adopt Russian culture and Russian language either voluntarily or as a result of a deliberate state policy. Russification was pursued by the governments of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, either as a goal in itself or as a consequence of policies aimed at centralization and modernization. In politics, Russification can take the form of assigning Russian nationals to lead administrative positions in national institutions. In culture, Russification primarily consists of the hegemonization of the Russian language in official business and the strong influence of the Russian language on national idioms. The shifts in demographics in favor of the ethnic Russian population are sometimes considered a form of Russification as well. Some researchers distinguish Russification, as a process of changing one's ethnic self-label or identity...

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