Assertion (A): After Russian occupation I Poland. the Russian language was

imposed on its people.
Reason (R): The use of Polish soon came to be a symbol of struggle against

Russian dominance.

Solution:

Both are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Language played a significant role in developing nationalist sentiments. After Russian occupation in Poland, Polish was forced out of schools and the Russian language was imposed everywhere. Many members of the clergy in Poland began to use language as a weapon of national resistance.
Polish was also used for Church gatherings and all religious instructions inspite of its abolition by the Russian.As a result, many priests and bishops were punished. Thus, the use of Polish came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance.

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