Destruction of Ukrainian Societies and Segregation (1906–1910)

A campaign to suppress the legal civic activity of the Indigenous people. The empire began mass closures of enlightenment societies, officially recognized the educational work of the local population as a threat to the state, and then legislatively classified Ukrainians as aliens ("inorodtsy") with a complete ban on any national associations[1].

ID: C0050
Start:  January 1906
End:  December 1910
Version: 1.0
Created: 25 April 2026
Last Modified: 25 April 2026

Actors

ID Name Description
G0009 Russian Empire

Direct prohibition and closure of legal educational societies: "The closure of ‘Prosvita’ in Odesa and Mykolaiv"[1].

Techniques Used

ID Name Use
T0115 .003 Cultural Assimilation: Cultural Chauvinism

Official recognition of the enlightenment of the Indigenous people as a hostile act: "A decree to the Senate stating that educational work in Ukraine is harmful and dangerous for Russia"[1].

T0032 Legal Segregation of the Population

Official reduction of rights and designation of the Indigenous population as aliens in their own country: «Stolypin's decree classifying Ukrainians as inorodtsy ('aliens')»[1].

T0128 Liquidation of National Civic Organizations

Direct prohibition and closure of legal educational societies: "The closure of ‘Prosvita’ in Odesa and Mykolaiv"[1].

Instruments

ID Name Description
S0008 Government

Direct prohibition and closure of legal educational societies: "The closure of ‘Prosvita’ in Odesa and Mykolaiv"[1].

References