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Exploring the heritage of Wolgadeutsche - the Russian Germans
The Soviet Union was a vast and diverse multinational state that encompassed numerous nationalities, ethnic groups, and cultures. At its height, the Soviet Union comprised 15 republics, each designated as a Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR), along with various autonomous regions and districts. One of the national minorities of the USSR was Wolgadeutsche - ethnic Germans who settled in the Volga River region of Russia during the 18th century. They were invited by Catherine the Great in the late 1700s to help develop agriculture in the area.
During World War II, many Volga Germans were deported to Kazakhstan and Siberia by Stalin, who distrusted ethnic Germans living in the Soviet Union.In the late 20th century and early 21st century, there were efforts to revive Volga German culture and heritage in Russia. However, the population of Volga Germans in Russia has significantly declined compared to their numbers in earlier centuries, due in part to migration, assimilation, and historical events.
I went to Saratov region of Russia to personally see and explore places where Volga Germans had been living for more than 2 centuries. I wanted to explore the historical artifacts of German culture that have been survived the Soviet era and 30 years of the independent Russia. Join me on the exploration of this rarely discussed topic of the Russian and German history.
Enjoy!
Filmed in January 2024.
Key moments:
00:00 - Who are the Wolgadeutsche (Volga Germans)?
04:40 - Kamenka (Ber) - the former German colony with an abandoned Lutheran church
10:40 - Interviewing a German descendant in the village of Kamenka (Ber)
12:40 - Visiting Ust'-Zolikha aka. Messer - a former German colony with an abandoned Lutheran church
14:35 - Engels - the first capital of the Autonomous Republic of Volga Germans (Wolgadeutsche)
17:37 - Zürich is not what you expect
19:19 - Marks (Catharinenstadt) - the capital city of the Wolgadeutsche Autonomous Republic
20:40 - Lipovka (Schäfer) - the German colony in the Russian nowhere
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Solo in Chechnya - The State Within a State
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Exploring Tunisia - The Northernmost African Country
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Exploring Yakutsk - The Coldest City on Earth
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Journey across Uzbekistan to the disappeared Sea of Aral
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Exploring Chukotka - the most remote Russian region
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Volgograd (Stalingrad) - The journey back to the Soviet Union
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Journey to Pomorie - The Real Russian North
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Exploring WW2 tunnels and bunkers of Istanbul (Çakmak Line)
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Exploring the copy/paste ghost town for millionaires
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Journey to Kaliningrad (Königsberg) Exclave - Russia's Outpost in Europe
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Exploring former Finnish lands of Karelia - Russia's West Borderland
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Exploring Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
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*Follow me on Instagram: vagafuckabond Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Balkan nation with a rich but deeply controversial history. Its complex past has left an indelible mark on the country, shaping its ethnic and political landscape. The most significant and traumatic event in recent Bosnian history was the Bosnian War (1992-1995), which erupted as Yugoslavia disintegrated. The war ...
Exploring Russia's Forgotten Nuclear Town
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Exploring Japan's Lost Heritage on Sakhalin - Russia's Largest Island
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Exploring Japan's Lost Heritage on Sakhalin - Russia's Largest Island
Sneaking into Russian Ghost Military Town
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Sneaking into Russian Ghost Military Town
Exploring Kyrgyzstan - The Last Soviet Corner in Central Asia
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Exploring Kyrgyzstan - The Last Soviet Corner in Central Asia
Exploring Abandoned Soviet Sanatorium
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Exploring Abandoned Soviet Sanatorium
Hitchhiking Journey across Deepest Mongolia
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Hitchhiking Journey across Deepest Mongolia
Solo in the country that doesn't exist (Northern Cyprus)
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Solo in the country that doesn't exist (Northern Cyprus)
Stalin's failed GULAG: The Trans-Polar Railway (Construction No. 501)
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Stalin's failed GULAG: The Trans-Polar Railway (Construction No. 501)
Solo in Russia's Most Criminal State
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Solo in Russia's Most Criminal State
The shortest subway train in the world
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The shortest subway train in the world
Visiting Jewish Autonomy in Russia
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Visiting Jewish Autonomy in Russia
Inside a narrow-gauge railway maintained by enthusiasts
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Inside a narrow-gauge railway maintained by enthusiasts
Railway Travel across Russian Far East
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Railway Travel across Russian Far East

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @temga6879
    @temga6879 22 години тому

    Очень приятно смотреть обзор своего района (Красноармейский) от англоязычного блогера, побольше бы таких видео, приезжайте летом!)

  • @Studiachaifilm
    @Studiachaifilm 23 години тому

    Рад что тебе у нас понравилось :)

  • @puma26089
    @puma26089 День тому

    the bosniaks are so nice and I can feel the warmth of welcoming. They deserve peace as everyone does

  • @stevemac6707
    @stevemac6707 День тому

    Hats off to that driver, humble yet brave & very honest. I really feel he managed to say so much with so few words without sounding overly critical although I am sure the security services would disagree if they were to ever confront him on it. I pray he remains safe and strong, we need more people like that in our world - people who can think for themselves, don't just toe the line & believe all the propaganda without question. Before anyone accuses me of being against Russia, I think this applies to everyone regardless of country, leader, politics, religion or anything else. To lose sense of right & wrong, become cynical and lose basic sympathy & kindness is to lose one's soul.

  • @TambaThomas-dp4ee
    @TambaThomas-dp4ee День тому

    Really challenging to live in such please.

  • @faustwatsche
    @faustwatsche День тому

    Interestingly, Ernst Reuter in 1918 was entrusted with the leadership of the provisional commissioner for the Volgade Germans by no other then Stalin, then People's Commissioner for Nationality Questions. In 1948 Ernst Reuter, now mayor of Berlin, he was the direct opponent of Stalin and his plans for Germany.

  • @skatexedge_
    @skatexedge_ День тому

    This is not just anadyr village

  • @user-qu1th6ri1r
    @user-qu1th6ri1r День тому

    кому-то интересен мой город😮

  • @Jims_thoughts
    @Jims_thoughts День тому

    Marvellous explanation and description of history of my native city, I am living in Volgograd right now

  • @railkale
    @railkale День тому

    The food looked delicious. Did you enjoy it?

  • @stevemac6707
    @stevemac6707 2 дні тому

    Great video, I am from the UK and over the years I have had the pleasure of meeting many Russians online while playing certain games. I was in fact the only Westerner in a Russian alliance at one point but they were all great players and good, friendly people. Our leaders may not get on and our politics may differ but I have no hate for the everyday people of Russia just trying to get by & make a living as best they can. Also that dog shelter in such a location and the people who help says a lot about the people there in itself. Kudos.

  • @burgerbobbelcher
    @burgerbobbelcher 2 дні тому

    We keep saying it's in bad condition, but I can't even imagine the logistics in setting up an elaborate settlement with so much nothing before the next.

  • @mariyazelenkova
    @mariyazelenkova 2 дні тому

    Man, I was born in Arkhangelsk and still living:) True genuine gemstone of Russia❤ Free education and high standart medical care. Visited nearly 1/3 of the world still I've never had a thought of moving elsewhere

  • @44STS
    @44STS 2 дні тому

    Привет из Поморья!

  • @user-oo9dg4or5g
    @user-oo9dg4or5g 2 дні тому

    Это видео просто пропаганда. Так однобоко и предвзято снять сюжет надо ещё постараться. И ведь иностранцы смотрят и верят

  • @johnlyndem228
    @johnlyndem228 2 дні тому

    All the three are communist countries

  • @LeeDee5
    @LeeDee5 2 дні тому

    Mongolian people seem so friendly. They were mostly confused but they all were chill and even invited you to their homes.

  • @LeeDee5
    @LeeDee5 2 дні тому

    I have read a manga called Golden Kamuy that deals with the Russo-Japanese war and the Ainu culture.

  • @vigilanteg9148
    @vigilanteg9148 3 дні тому

    Maybe rent will be cheap there 😂

  • @ZyxXyz-ke3wt
    @ZyxXyz-ke3wt 3 дні тому

    *As a British who went to Tunisia in the summer of 2022 I want to say that Tunisia is one of the best countries in the world 😍 I love the weather there 🌅the food (I like spicy food) 😋 and the beach 🌊 this summer I will back to Tunisia 👌✌️*

  • @firerockfirerockextreme3667
    @firerockfirerockextreme3667 3 дні тому

    Correction. ..this is not a depressing town...this town has the most amazing people , culture ,

  • @yversenyelrezzifeu2401
    @yversenyelrezzifeu2401 3 дні тому

    Great stuff! Thanx for sharing and greetings from Brazil!

  • @BROOKLYN.REBELLION
    @BROOKLYN.REBELLION 3 дні тому

    Glory to Russia 🇷🇺 Free Palestine 🇵🇸

  • @user-sp1lr7iq5b
    @user-sp1lr7iq5b 3 дні тому

    Хей! Это моя родина. Мы собирали ягоды на болоте, ездили купаться на Белое море в жаркую погоду и разукрашивали поморский пряник козулю (kozula) глазурью. Такие воспоминания) Но большая часть людей не живëт в деревянных домах, а большая часть даже против расселения. В центре города Архангельска (моего родного города), есть деревянный дом среди высоток. Это дом батюшки, который отгонял ночью поджигателей, чтобы их не расселили. Пока домик стоит, на сколько знаю.

  • @Pon_15362
    @Pon_15362 3 дні тому

    Я живу в якутске

  • @f1r5t_bl00d
    @f1r5t_bl00d 3 дні тому

    I would be interested to see how people who claim that it is colder in countries with a warm oceanic current than in Yakutia will start to freeze in their "warm" clothes when it is -60, and this is a typical temperature in the middle of winter for a number of regions of Yakutia, even polar special clothes designed to save from the wind do not save and cold up to -50. People in Norway literally walk in sweaters and without a hat in winter, and in the northern regions it looks like winter is just beginning in Yakutia.

  • @RuinStreetStyle
    @RuinStreetStyle 3 дні тому

    Why Vorkuta sounds different than from Reznov

  • @grabs5552
    @grabs5552 4 дні тому

    Я тут живу)))

  • @joyholtzhausen8976
    @joyholtzhausen8976 4 дні тому

    It looks better in 2024....

  • @TheFalseShepphard
    @TheFalseShepphard 4 дні тому

    Kudos for not giving a shit while a 60 kilo street dog was barking at you! Went to Beylikdüzü a month ago and was chased away by 12 of them, while you guys just ignored them.

  • @JessMccusker-fh3ue
    @JessMccusker-fh3ue 4 дні тому

    Thank you !!!!!!great video interesting

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    Генерал Романов пагыв

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    Но я вспомню грозы и общижити, река который тёчет под институт, горный река под институт, кофе берег горный река под институт ❤

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    Мы там жили индус очень плохом состояние, потом мы приехали в Туле и учили машина штроения

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    Zelim khan endarbiev

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    When i started class war started. Johar dudadev started war, hizbautalev foreign minister,

  • @shashibhal
    @shashibhal 4 дні тому

    I 1991 September studyed two months in grozny as petroleum boring science, I lived grozny 3 months I am Indian

  • @VASILYIVANOV77
    @VASILYIVANOV77 4 дні тому

    мои окна на Яграх показал))

  • @hayatafghan4981
    @hayatafghan4981 4 дні тому

    I really really like the chichen people in the world

  • @kristinaASMR
    @kristinaASMR 4 дні тому

    Всем привет! Я из Волгограда)) Очень рада , что про наш город сняли видео😊

  • @user-ep2pi8ju3b
    @user-ep2pi8ju3b 4 дні тому

    Привет из Волгограда, а именно с Красноармейского района.

  • @maelstromg8767
    @maelstromg8767 5 днів тому

    I hope one day I can visit that whole southwestern area of the former USSR. The cultures and landscapes are so fascinating and diverse. This is the next best thing. Thanks for all your work!

  • @hellohell1735
    @hellohell1735 5 днів тому

    mir schmerzt das herz, unser schönes ostpreußen...

  • @hellohell1735
    @hellohell1735 5 днів тому

    in neukuhren war mein opa, Flieger Ausbildungs Regiment 10....

  • @user-uq4bd1eh4e
    @user-uq4bd1eh4e 5 днів тому

    Что то на лазутчика смахивает!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Mp57navy
    @Mp57navy 5 днів тому

    Dobrodošli u Sarajevo!

  • @AN-BR24
    @AN-BR24 5 днів тому

    26:57 so beautiful! Looks a lot like the grafitti art in São Paulo, Brazil. But so far away.

  • @filipjeczminski
    @filipjeczminski 5 днів тому

    this scenery looks almost postapocalyptic...

  • @ultimatenilahitz6194
    @ultimatenilahitz6194 5 днів тому

    Watching from Melbourne, Australia.🥰love your channel.

  • @adamcummings20
    @adamcummings20 5 днів тому

    Looks beautiful at night