russificatory

English

Etymology

russification +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹʌsɪfɪˈkeɪtəɹi/

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Adjective

russificatory (comparative more russificatory, superlative most russificatory)

1. Of or pertaining to russification.
   • 1992, Paul Wexler, ““Diglossia et schizoglossia perpetua – the fate of the Belorussian language””, in Sociolinguistica‎^[1], volume 6, number 1, →DOI, page 42:

     In 1939, the russificatory policy was extended by the Soviet occupiers to the Belorussian lands which had been under Polish administration since 1919.

   • 2008, Christopher S. Browning, Constructivism, Narrative and Foreign Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Finland, page 102:

     For them the only policy open was one of opposition to Tsarist russificatory advances in order to preserve the sanctity of Finland's constitution […]