Russification - Government

• In addition to the restrictions on Poland after 1864, similar measures were imposed on Ukraine by both Alexander II and Alexander III.
• Both Poland and Ukraine were viewed with suspicion by the tsarist government as the nationalist movements in these regions were quite powerful.
• Finland had been allowed greater freedoms under Alexander II including the use of Finnish in government.
• Under Alexander III, disadvantageous trade tariffs were imposed on Finland.
• Furthermore, Russian officials and the Russian language were increasingly imposed on the Finnish government.
• The Armenian language was suppressed.