Russification

:This article is about the political term. For localization of computers and software, see Russification (computers).

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Localization - Computers - Software - Russification (computers)

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Russification is adoption of the Russian language or some other real or supposed Russian attribute (whether voluntarily or not) by non-Russian communities. In a narrow sense, Russification is used to denote the influence of the Russian language on Slavic or Baltic languages. In a historical sense, the term refers to both official and unofficial policies of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union with respect to their national constituents and to national minorities in Russia proper, aimed at Russian domination.

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Russian language - Slavic - Baltic - Imperial Russia - Soviet Union - Nation - National minorities - Russia

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The major areas of Russification are politics and culture. In politics, an element of Russification is assigning Russian nationals to leading administrative positions in national institutions. In culture, Russification primarily amounts to domination of the Russian language in official business and strong influence of Russian language on the national ones. The shifts in demographics in favour of Russian population are sometimes considered as a form of Russification as well.

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Politics - Culture - Russian language - Demographics

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