Derussification

thumb|The 1921 Soviet recruitment to the Military Education poster with the Ukrainization theme. The text reads: "Son! Enroll in the , and the defence of Soviet Ukraine will be ensured." The poster uses traditional Ukrainian imagery with Ukrainian-language text to reach a wider appeal. The School of Red Commanders in [[Kharkiv was organized to promote the careers of the Ukrainian national cadre in the army.]]

ongoing removal of Soviet and Russian influence in Ukraine

thumb|The empty plinth of a Demolition of monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine|statue dedicated to Alexander Pushkin in Ternopil, Ukraine Derussification (or derussianization) is a process or public policy in different states of the former Russian Empire and the Soviet Union or certain parts of them, aimed at restoring national identity of indigenous peoples: their language, culture and historical memory, lost due to Russification. The term may also refer to the marginalization of the Russian language, culture and other attributes of the Russian-speaking society through the promotion of o

series of sovereignty declarations by Soviet Union constituents, late 1980s — early 1990s

Turkmenization is the set of domestic policies the Niyazov administration used in Turkmenistan from 1991–2006 to force ethnic minorities to adopt Turkmen culture. Those who resisted the state-sponsored cultural transformation were often deported.

name changes in Azerbaijan