Rusland angreb sagen anderledes ved øjeblikkelig at beslutte at russificere alle lande, man erobrede, og fratage landene deres identitet og indbyggerne deres religion og sprog.
This plan allows us to cooperate in the field of minority rights, that is, to promote the use of minority languages, preservation of cultures, the publication of textbooks, to encourage exchange programmes, scientific and scholarship schemes, and to foster an independent media and education in the mother tongue.