The Russian empire in days of the First World War (1914-1917): in searches of "the internal enemy»

The First World War became test for the population of the Russian empire. At this time in a society growth of xenophobia is observed. Search «enemies in the country» has led to an aggravation of "ethnic question". Some national minorities living in Russia, have been suspected of disloyalty. First of all, it has concerned the foreigners consisting in citizenship of the countries of the Tripartite alliance. The Russian Germans have got to number of "suspects" also. However the Antigerman actions of the authorities have mentioned not only these categories of inhabitants of the country. Other ethnic communities have suffered from them (Estonians, Latvians, etc.) also. All it has led to an aggravation of national contradictions in the Russian state.

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