Stolypin Repressions and Mass Displacement (1906–1914)
The suppression of protests and an agrarian reform that economically squeezed Ukrainian peasants off their native lands: "The resettlement movement gained great momentum, and during 1906–12 about 1 million people left Ukraine for Asiatic Russia… The majority of migrants were landless and land-poor peasants (67%)"[1] – nearly a quarter of the resettlers, failing to take root, returned.
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government | 1 |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
The economic squeezing of peasants onto the imperial frontier under the guise of free choice: "during 1906–12 about 1 million people left Ukraine for Asiatic Russia. The largest number of resettlers came from Left-Bank Ukraine, whose peasantry suffered from land scarcity"[1]; land and credit were unobtainable at home, while "Low land prices beyond the Urals and encouraging government credits… attracted the poor peasantry and prompted it to migrate"[1] – state coercion was disguised as voluntary resettlement.
The forcible suppression of protests and repressive measures against national self-organization of the same period: Stolypin's "instruction to the governors… demanding a halt to the registration of 'alien,' including Ukrainian, national cultural-educational societies"[1].