The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.133

c49.133

The Russian government, for its part, viewed the *Haskalah* with a mixture of suspicion and opportunism. While it welcomed the potential for "civilizing" the Jewish population, it also feared that the spread of Enlightenment ideas might undermine the autocratic order. Consequently, the government's policy toward the *Haskalah* was inconsistent, oscillating between support for modernizing reforms and repressive measures designed to maintain control over the Jewish community.