title: Rusyfication, russianize or asymilation: to define concepts.
abstract: The article examines the essence, meaning and content of the concepts of and as such, which, according to scientists, almost do not differ. In addition to defining these concepts, the author focuses on the term russification, which, according to some scholars, is obsolete. Domestic scholars devote much attention to the essence of this phenomenon, therefore, they suggest replacing it with the term russification, which in their opinion more accurately reflects assimilation processes, the destructi
journal: Політичне життя