The secret decree of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ems_Ukaz" id="mwtQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ems Ukaz">Ems Ukaz</a>, issued by Russian Tsar <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Russia" id="mwtg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Alexander II of Russia">Alexander II</a> in the German city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Ems" id="mwtw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bad Ems">Bad Ems</a>, was aimed at stopping the printing and distribution of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language" id="mwuA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian-language</a> publications in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire" id="mwuQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>.<sup about="#mwt44" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-6"}}' id="cite_ref-6" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./May_30#cite_note-6" id="mwug" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwuw">[6]</span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt48" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-7"}}' id="cite_ref-7" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./May_30#cite_note-7" id="mwvA" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwvQ">[7]</span></a></sup>
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