Volga Germans
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The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and close to Ukraine nearer to the south.
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Temporary quarters for Volga Germans in central Kansas, 1875.
Volga German pioneer family commemorative statue in Victoria, Kansas, US by Pete Felten, 1976
Flags of Argentina, Buenos Aires Province and Germany in front of St. Joseph Catholic Church in San José, Coronel Suárez Partido, Argentina (Volga German colony).
Altai Krai
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Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia. It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. Its administrative centre is the city of Barnaul. As of th
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…Volga Germans Wolgadeutsche Flag of Volga Germans Total population 594,138 Russia Altai Krai 79,502 Omsk Oblast 76,334 Novosibirsk Oblast 47,275 Kemerovo Oblast 35,965 Chelyabinsk Oblast 28,457 Tyumen Oblast 27,196 Sverdlovsk Oblast 22,540…
Ob Plateau, Altai Krai. The east–west "spikes" are ravines in the surface of the area; they lie slightly lower than the surrounding, lighter-toned agricultural lands. The dark zones are forested with pines and dotted with salt-rich lakes. The image shows a distance of a little more than 300 km (190 mi) from left to right, and the forested spikes are nearly that length. Barnaul is at center right, on the Ob River.
Devil Mountain, Altaysky District
Krai Administration seat in the Soviets Square, Barnaul
Cathedral of the Protection of the Theotokos in Barnaul, Altai Krai