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The portrayal of national minorities as a threat to Russians became a frequent target of ridicule among the left-wing intelligentsia. The caricature from the satirical journal Бичь № 1 (1906), p. 9 depicts readers of the right-wing press fleeing in terror from a harmless, passing Finn. – SBB-PK: 2°Ue 6783/28 2, p. 9

Rethinking Empire in Nicholas II’s Russia: The Victimized Heartland

Gastbeitrag von Dr. Stanisław Boridczenko Two Visions The expansionist nature of colonial empires ignited debates among intellectual elites long before their decline in the mid‑20th century. The Russian intelligentsia under Nicholas II was no exception, delving deeply into efforts to interpret and define the essence of their homeland and its imperial identity. Traditionally, the Romanov state, […]