Although they do carry different emphases, they both refer to the spread of Russian culture, language and customs through the influence of Russian power and identity over other cultures and nations.
Russification is usually associated with the promotion and adoption of Russian attributes by non-Russian people.
‘Twas the night before ch-(vi)-rusmas and all through the house, Covid and germs were scaring the mouse. Well, the usually meek and mild-mannered slimster was not really playing at being a mus, Latin for Mickey’s kin but trying to figure out what mus-ic to play. Suitably seasonal yet not saccharine and treacly like the garbage played in public spaces. An annual complaint, for there the dreaded earworms strike, and the lean one sure does not want to spend hours with Frosty, subliminally told to be jolly under the holly.
While Belarus has not been designated as Russian-occupied territory, Russianization here has been an inevitable development and now fully entrenched in the country. This includes suppression of any political opposition. Not since the protests of 2020, not a single demonstration from the democratic opposition has been allowed. Some 500,000 have left the country.
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Enefit Volt, Estonia’s largest electric car charging network, has signed a contract with Lithuanian leading retailer Norfa to install 250 public charging stations. In total, 500 new charging points will be created by the end of 2024 in 107 different parking areas across the commercial network, with capacities ranging from 22 to 320 kW.