Russification of Finland
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The policy of Russification of Finland was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at limiting the special status of the Grand Duchy of Finland and possibly the termination of its political
Edvard Isto's painting The Attack (1899) symbolizes the beginning of Finland's Russification. The two-headed eagle of Russia is tearing away the law book from the Finnish Maiden's arms.
American political cartoon depicting the Russian Bear eating Finland with Territorial Expansion sauce (1902)
Grand Duchy of Finland
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The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed from 1809 to 1917 as an autonomous state within the Russian Empire.
Russification of Finland
…The policy of Russification of Finland was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at limiting the special status of the Grand Duchy of Finland and possibly the termination of its political autonomy and cultural uniqueness in 1899–1905 and in 1908–1917, fully integrating Finland to the Russian…
The Diet of Porvoo marked the beginning of autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. Emperor Alexander I of Russia on the podium.
The Imperial Senate of Finland in the new capital of Finland, Helsinki.
The Imperial Alexander University in Helsinki.
Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna visited Helsinki in 1833. Carl Ludvig Engel designed the Stone of the Empress in their honour. The monument was unveiled in 1835.