The objective of the volga german project is to use the collaborative powers of wikitree to collect, organize, and trace the information of those families into one, easily referenced, location. Miller, published by the institute for regional studies, north dakota state university, fargo, 1987, pages xviixix. Welcome to the center for volga german studies center for volga. By 1869, the german population in the volga region would exceed 250,000. In the 1760s, approximately 27,000 german immigrants settled the steppes of the russian volga area, establishing 104 colonies on both sides of the volga river bank. Memories of a volga german from kansas american midwest series. With the outbreak of the second world war, the volga germans were. In russia and the americas, from 1763 to the present. Beginning of the banishment and exile of the populations in russia. Germans forced into collective farms or migrate to the cities. See more ideas about volga germans, german and kansas usa.
The most disastrous war of the 18th century was the seven years war 17561763, which served to be the final trigger of the volga german migration. The final destruction of the volga germans as a people came in 1941 with mass deportations to siberia where many were never heard from again. The center supports preservation of and education about the heritage, history and accomplishments of the german population who once lived in colonies. In total, all of the more than 400,000 volga germans and the near entirety of the remaining 700,000 ethnic.
The battle of stalingrad 23 august 1942 2 february 1943was a major battle of world war ii in which nazi germany and its allies fought the soviet union for. When the volgagerman republic was formed, the population was at least lower. Freedom from paying taxes for a period of ten years. George valko has assembled a great collection of volga information under one roof, so to speak. German villages in the volga valley of russia volga.
View the change history page for details about the additions and updates to the data files used to create the maps. Also, labor unions were forcing up wage rates, and a spiraling rise in wages and prices appeared. Volga germans and their descendants of ellis county, kansas by margaret heart march 23, 2003 at 12. How to germany searching for your german ancestors. A brief history of the volga germans andrea downing. The social democratic party of germany spd remained the largest party in the reichstag after winning 153 of the 491 seats. In september 1928 germany had 650,000 unemployed, and by 1929 three million had lost their jobs. My paternal ancestors left saxony, germany in the mid 1700s and settled along the volga river in the saratov province of russia. A study of the german lutheran and catholic immigrants in canada. Emigration to and from the germanrussian volga colonies. Katharinenstadt baronsk, a german catholic colony, was established on the wiesenseite or meadow side of the volga river on the 27th of june 1766. He traveled extensively through the soviet union in 1926, 1928, and 1929. A 1964 soviet decree retracted wholesale charges of disloyalty against the volga germans but denied restoration of their republic. Many volga germans emigrated to the american midwest.
Updated 07 february 2020 germans from russia settlement locations map germans from russia settlements map all villages. This is a complete list of maps with their descriptions that are maintained by and associated with this site. The story of the volga germans and their adventures in north and south america from 1874 to the present is a warm and vibrant one. The economy, when germanys young democracy survived the turbulent year of 1923, things turned to the better. Emma dinges and gottfried schmieder recorded german folk songs in the volga german colonies. In 1763, germany was in shambles, ravaged by seemingly unending wars and the demands of the ruling class, leaving the common citizen totally destitute. The volga germans the volga flows forever book 2 ebook. The story of the germans from russia had its beginning in 1763 while catherine ii, a former german princess of the principality of anhaltzerbst, was empress of russia. However, in 1928, the federal reserve initiated a restrictive monetary policy to stop. Download our mobile app for onthego access to the jewish virtual library. Volga german countable and uncountable, plural volga germans a member of the german community which settled along the volga in southern russia in the 18th century, and can now be found in siberia, germany, and elsewhere due to deportations and migrations. It was one of several russianthemed films that exiled producer joseph n. Scheiderweimer from neu weimar to lamar, co around 1900 grandma anns parents the center for volga german studies at concordia university. Kraft village surnames, including emigrants to america volga germans site includes a 100,000 name database of germans from russia volga.
Genealogical research once was mainly the province of snobbish bluebloods seeking to connect their families to the nobility or the mayflower. It flows throu central roushie, an is widely viewed as the naitional river o roushie. Eleiven o the twinty lairgest ceeties o roushie, includin the caipital, moscow, are situatit in the volgas drainage basin. Because of these promises, great waves of immigration started. Supposedly, 200,000 volga and nonvolga germans under nazi control were repatriated by the soviets by 1945 for execution or expulsion after the soviets captured them from occupied germany or the wartheland in poland giesinger 1981.
See more ideas about volga germans, german and ancestry. Emigration to and from the germanrussian volga colonies kindle edition by kaiser, d. Kaiser presents his series of books on the history and development of the germanic peoples and the germanrussians of the volga colonies. Arrival of soviet germans in germany emma schwabenland haynes 6 the restoration of the volga german republic emma schwabenland haynes 12 the question of the restoration of the volga german republic translation by ann sheehy the german colonies on the volga pastor reltzer from california vorwaerts translated by dr. Catherine the great recruited thousands of colonists to populate her lower volga river frontier with dependable permanent settlers who not only would bring stability to this lawless, underdeveloped, and uncharted region, but also would reclaim the vast wasteland therean area larger than the state of. In 19, total currency in germany amounted to just 6 billion marks. You can download the file from my hussenbach web page. German agriculture reached its prewar level in 1928 and remained stagnate, despite protective tariffs. Federal elections were held in germany on 20 may 1928. By 1926, it had fallen to 2,157, due largely to a deadly famine that had swept through the volga colonies, which were already devastated by crop failures in 1920. It depicts volga german refugees persecuted by the bolsheviks on the sinorussian border in manchuria in 1928. Using a wide variety of sources, which he credits generously, george relates the stories of those volga germans who lived along the karaman river. We hope to discuss and share info on our families who emigrated from germany to the volga region of russia and ultimately settled in the united states. Annotated bibliography of the germans from russia heritage collection at the nonh dakota state university library.
Searching for your german ancestors americans with some german blood in them and that is a lot of americans can get german help in tracing their roots. Volga, south russia map volga germans, german heritage. The following history is taken from the book, researching the germans from russia, compiled by michael m. In 1912, the population of obermonjou had reached 2,882. These german settlers came mainly from southern germany including the areas of bavaria and the rhineland. Our dream is to trace families alive today beyond their midwestern present, through their colonial days in russia, and back to the regions in germany. Herzog russia herzog susly, a german catholic colony, was established on the wiessen seite or meadow side of the volga river on the 14th of june 1766. Volga germans ydna classic chart for genealogy within the most recent fifteen generations, str markers help define paternal lineages.
The district was formed as a result of the territory near the city of saratov on the volga river being populated by. Germans from russia genealogy over 70 genealogy links. Fluchtlinge refugees is a 1933 german film depicting volga german refugees persecuted by the bolsheviks on the sinorussian border in manchuria in 1928. Introduction to the history of the germanrussian volga. German monetary history in the first half of the twentieth. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Katharinenstadt baronsk, a german catholic colony, was established on the wiesenseite or meadow. Although unemployment began to rise after the currency reform, the economy stabilized. Then catherine the great of russia offered land along the volga river, free and clear with housing and horses and plows, and with no. The films sets were designed by the art directors andrej andrejew, max heilbronner and erich zander. The haus is a great place to learn, remember, and start conversations about the settlers of our county.
Volga germans search database of over 100,000 names volga. Oregon chapter, american historical society of germans from russia 28 august 2005, portland, oregon. In terms of religious confessions, katharinenstadt was a mixed community. Institute for research of expelled germans 10,000,000. This befort book is dedicated to my aunt josephine befort pfeifer and uncle alex pfeifer who have gone to be with the lord and who were members of the hays historical society. The marxstadt deaconate had essentially the same constituency in 1928, even though the settlements at. The books contain the first settlers lists for the lower volga village area. Evangelical lutheranism, reformed and roman catholicism, and mennonitism. Volga german villages fell to both sides numerous times, with villagers tending to cheer for the whites because they were treated with more dignity than red forces.
Ahsgrs library has extensive information on the germans that lived in the volga area. The volga german society and echs built the haus in 1983 and furnished with trappings typical of the late 1800s. Loren schmidtberger born in 1928 and raised on a farm near victoria, kansas. Your browser doesnt seem to have a pdf viewer, please download the. Wolga wolga is a 1928 german silent drama film directed by viktor. Many conflicts continued in the early 1700s, especially in southwestern germany. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Wolgadeutsche or russlanddeutsche were ethnic germans living near the volga river in the region of southern european russia around saratov and to the south, maintaining german culture, language, traditions and religions. The volga and ukraine were the main bread baskets of russia, and the germans skilled farmers, but the famines lasted throughout 1924. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading emigration to and from the germanrussian volga colonies. The number of volga germans that remained in what later became the volga german republic increased to around 600,000 in 1914. Katharinenstadt russia volga german germans from russia. Ydna str markers change mutate often enough that most men who share the same str results also share a recent paternal lineage.
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