Language Manifesto of 1900
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The Language Manifesto of 1900 was a controversial decree in the Grand Duchy of Finland that advanced the Russian Empire’s efforts to diminish Finnish autonomy by elevating the status of the Russian language in administration and public life.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial manifesto
ⓘ
legal act ⓘ political decree ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
administrative language use in Finland
ⓘ
public language use in Finland ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToDomain |
public administration
ⓘ
public life ⓘ |
| characterization | controversial decree ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1900 ⓘ |
| effect |
reduction of the role of the Finnish language in administration
ⓘ
strengthening of Russian imperial control over Finland ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatusOfRegion | autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAffected | Finnish ⓘ |
| languageElevated | Russian ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Finnish autonomy advocates
ⓘ
Finnish nationalist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType |
assimilation policy
ⓘ
language policy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | diminishing Finnish autonomy ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
Russification of Finnish administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
limiting Finnish autonomy within the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
to elevate the status of the Russian language in administration
ⓘ
to elevate the status of the Russian language in public life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Russification of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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