LANGUAGE POLICY OF RUSSIAN EMPIRE AGAINST TURKIC PEOPLES

Abstract

The Russian occupation of Turkish lands began in the late 15th century with the liberation of the Moscow
principality from the rule of the Red Horde. From this date, a strong and central Russian state under the leadership of
the Moscow principality under the concept of centralization - the principle of the Red Horde state as Russia's successor
- struck its first major blow to the Turkic world in the mid-sixteenth century. In 1552 he occupied the Kazan khanate
and in 1556 the Astarkhan khanate. What happened was a sign that the future of the Turkic world would be more
difficult. Events played a major role in the establishment of Russia's long-standing power in Central Asia. The capture
of the Volga Valley by the Russians led to a major severance of ties between the Turks of Central Asia and the Ottoman
Turks.
According to the language policy pursued during this period, the official language in the Russian Empire was
Russian. Only Finland, Poland, and the Baltic states were allowed to use the local language. For the most part of the
empire, speaking languages other than Russian was not allowed, even banned, as in Ukraine. At a time when the use of
local languages in official circles was not the subject of discussion, attempts were made to teach Russian, and language
policy during the reign of Tsarist Russia was largely based on this.