Grand Principality of Finland
The Russification of Finland (1899–1905, 1908–1917, sortokaudet (times of oppression in Finnish) was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at the termination of Finland’s autonomy.
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“The grand Perhaps! We look on helplessly,
There the old misgivings, crooked questions are.”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)