Russification

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●1.4 - Russification, treatment of ethnic minority and Jews

Policy insisting on use of Russian Language

1885 - official language of all empire

Jews

• Suffered the most

• Lived in Jewish Pale

• Pogroms - organised attacks on Jews

Alexander II

• Polish rebellion (1863) - sent brother Duke Konstantin to deal with rebels

• 200,000 Poles joined underground National Government in Poland

• Waged guerrilla warfare - crushed in 1864

• 1864…