> muh great wrath swedish war propaganda. civilians die all the time, especially in the 17th century. russian army was no different than any other army during that time period. you also completely ignore the fact that swedish partisans were the main reasons why peasants suffered.  > muh russification swedish propaganda. tsar was trying to help finland gain conciousness and free themselves from the swede, but the brainwashing was too strong.  > nicholas ii said that the essence of the problem in finland is that "the swedes are trying to regain their former, dominant position in finland, leading a wide circle of people astray. it was necessary to take decisive action against such lords."  bobrikov:  > redistributes land to the poor  > elevates the status of the finnish language making it equal to swedish  > censors svecoman newspapers, freeing people from their brainwashing  > plans to democratize the system and break swedish monopoly on power in senate (back then only 30% of the population could vote)  > gets shot by a swedish bourgeoise svecoman noble who is treated like hero despite accomplishing nothing but causing second wave of "russification" and a civil war
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