 Complete the following phrase:  The Russian Empire considered Ukrainians and Belarusians a part of the Russian identity and referred to them as Little Russians. Until the end of World War I this view was opposed by a small group of Ukrainian nationalists. Nevertheless, a perceived threat of Ukrainian separatism set in motion a set of measures aimed at the russification of the Little Russians. In 1804 the Ukrainian language as a subject and language of instruction was banned from schools. In 1876 followed by a ban on Ukrainian books by Alexander IIs secret 