The Volga Germans are a unique ethnic group that settled in the lower Volga River region from 1764 to 1767 under a Russian colonization program promoted by Catherine the Great’s …

The Volga Germans (German: Wolgadeutsche, pronounced [ˈvɔlɡaˌdɔʏtʃə] ⓘ; Russian: поволжские немцы, romanized: povolzhskiye nemtsy) are ethnic Germans who settled and …

2021年9月21日 · The Volga Germans were a group of peasants from Germany who were enticed to settle the often inhospitable and dangerous region of south-central Russia. The incentives …

2020年7月11日 · Since the establishment of the first colony in 1764, the descendants of the original Volga Germans settlers have migrated to other parts of Russia, Asia, North and South …

2020年7月10日 · German Migration to the Russian Volga (1764-1767): Origins and Destinations by Brent Alan Mai and Dona Reeves-Marquardt. St. Petersburg: Architecture of the Tsars by …

Many accepted her offer and colonized the Volga region first, to be known as the Volga Germans. In 1804, Alexander I issued another invitation for Germans to colonize southern Ukraine (the …

2025年1月15日 · Browse info on the starvation of the Volga German colonists in Russia and the efforts of the AVRS to supply food and other aid to the region. Collection of audio records from …

The Volga Germans comprised a community of ethnic Germans who undertook migration Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Russian government, under the leadership of …

Within a few years of founding the German colonies along the Volga, the colonists began moving to other locations in Russia. In the documents of the 1798 Census, there are many references …

On December 4, 1762 Catherine II of Russia invited Germans to come to Russia to settle. Because times were very poor in Germany, 104 colonies of Germans settled in Russia along …