Some european river cruises specifically highlight the history and culture of the region. Sailing through central europe and along the danube, main, rhine and mosel rivers, cruises focused on european history and politics offer you the opportunity to visit landmark sites, listen to fascinating lectures and discover unique and interesting perspectives. These itineraries also venture into the moscow canal and other russian waterways, like the neva and svir rivers. Petersburg, considered to be russias cultural capital, youll visit the hermitage museum, st. When and why they left germany for russia, when and why they left russia for the u. Thanks to the author for writing such a well organized and beautifully illustrated book with lovely pictures to keep my son interested. The volga germans are a people with a rich and complicated history, but it is a history that should be discussed. He calls it the rha, which was the scythian name for the river. Volgagerman centennial association, 1976 ellis county kan.
See more ideas about volga germans, history and family history. Although the book is about fictional characters, it was based on the real. The volga delta has a length of about 160 kilometres. Group 1 volga river cruise with oberammergau passion play. From its source in the valdai hills, northwest of moscow, the volga flows east into the rybinsk reservoir, then turns southeastward on its way to the caspian sea. The ancient scholar ptolemy of alexandria mentions the lower volga in his geography book 5, chapter 8, 2nd map of asia. All who did so could maintain their language and culture and have freedom of religious practice.
Youll gain a deeper understanding of russias culture and history, as sightseeing guides share their knowledge and point out significant sights. In 1762 and 1763, catherine the great invited europeans to settle and farm the russian frontier lands of the volga river. It has its source in the valdai hills about 200 miles from st. Emigration to and from the germanrussian volga colonies.
The book includes an autobiography of peter sinner and a bibliography of. The volga and its tributaries form the volga river system, which flows through an area of about 1,350,000 square kilometres 521,238 square miles in the most heavily populated part of russia. At the time, her identity made no sense to me as germany, the volga river, and uzbekistan are thousands of miles apart. Thom wheelers new book about his volga journey, the way a river went, is out. Germans in the land of the volga germans from russia heritage. The following history is taken from the book, researching the germans from russia, compiled by michael m. Eleiven o the twinty lairgest ceeties o roushie, includin the caipital, moscow, are situatit in. A river cruise was a bucket list trip for me and gate 1 delivered again. Should you need a book on the volga river this is the best one published.
Volga river, russian volga, ancient greek ra or tatar itil or etil, river of europe, the continents longest, and the principal waterway of western russia and the historic cradle of the russian state. My family history, history class, us history, american history, volga germans, high school. Following the volga thom wheelers journey through 500. The volga and its tributaries form the volga river system, which drains an area of about 1. City on the volga river that was captured under the reign of ivan the terrible. Dive into the exceptional beauty of authentic russian locations, indulging yourself by choosing the exclusive platinum volga dream program. Its basin, sprawling across about twofifths of the european part of russia, contains almost half of the entire population of the russian republic. Explore volga region holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. I thoroughly enjoyed this cruise, although i have friends who had done it last year and thought it was terrible as there was nothing to look at but trees as you cruised along. Following the volga thom wheelers journey through 500 years of. It is entirely in russia and has no natural access to any open seas.
The book also includes fifty pages of compact and authoritative history of unser leute and a packet of eight 16 x 20. Nov 04, 2010 battle of the volga alive in russian memory nowhere is the volga river more hallowed than in the city named after it. Sep 04, 2015 following the volga thom wheelers journey through 500 years of russian history interview by gemma bowes. Such a small book filled with a huge amount of needed information. Miller, published by the institute for regional studies, north dakota state university, fargo, 1987, pages xviixix. The drainage basin of the volga includes most of western russia, an area that is home to 11. Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by gaz in the soviet union and russia. Apr 01, 2005 other classmates had the mississippi river but my son got a river i had never heard of. Most valuable is a list of mother colonies of the volga and black sea, giving both the german and russian name of each village, its governmental district, religious denomination, year of founding, and population statistics.
This book covers the emigration of the catherine the great germans into the volga river area in the mid to late 1700s, the movement of the volga germanrussians further east of the volga river into russias steppes, the western exodus of the volga germanrussians to the united states, canada, germany, brazil and argentina in the late 1800s. Our countrymen under the soviet regime and in soviet exile. Their ancestors had come from germany following the end of the seven years war and settled along the volga area at the invitation of catharine the great in 1763. The volga is one of the largest rivers in the world and the longest river in europe. The story of the volga germans and how their history is. My paternal grandparents were volga germans, and id love to find out more about them. The volga, one of europes great rivers, winds for some 3530km through russias heartland and has been a part of the continents longest highway since time immemorial. Konstantin fedin volga river cruise 1st october 2019 i travelled with gate 1 from moscow to saint petersburg. Volga river, river of europe, the continents longest, and the principal waterway of western russia and the historic cradle of the russian state. George valko has assembled a great collection of volga information under one roof, so to speak. The german colonies on the lower volga by gottlieb beratz.
Feb, 2020 the volga river is the longest river in europe. This english translation is a must for those interested in the proud volga german. Can this woman conquer the volga and change the history books. Those migrants were exempt from serving in the russian military forever. The volga river in western russia, europes longest river, with a length of 3,690 km 2,293 miles, provides the core of the largest river system in europe. We enjoyed learning together and this book is permanently a part of our library. It is one of the images that comes to my mind when i think of the volga river. Volga river, russiamy german ancestors came to america from the volga region. Volga germans russian wife my ancestry forever book looking for people family traditions writing a book book lists family history what others are saying traveling from germany to the steppes of russia, my ancestors replaced the native nomads.
In finnish neva it means poor fen, in karelian neva watercourse and in estonian nova waterway. Thom wheelers new book about his volga journey, the way a. The volga is the longest river in europe with 3,531 km 2,194 mi length. We recently had the pleasure of touring the volga from st petersburg to moscow. The volga flows forever book series center for volga german. Through my grandparents, i heard firsthand stories about the struggles of the german people in russia, specifically those living in villages along the volga river. The volga river is the longest river in europe nearly 2,300 miles long. Petersburg, moscow and others, are showcased on volga river cruises. Information on it is contained in the kniga bolshomu chertyozhu 1627. The volga has many tributaries, most importantly the rivers kama, the oka, the vetluga, and the sura. The volga river slices through the heartland of russia and covers a. These original volga german colonists were joined in 1812 by 181 mostly german soldiers who had been a part of napoleons army when it invaded russia. Using a wide variety of sources, which he credits generously, george relates the stories of those volga germans who lived along the karaman river.
If she succeeds in navigating the russian volga river, this will make her the first woman in the world to traverse the river from source to sea. The area of the neva river was originally inhabited by finnic people. Volga river saratov oblast 2020 all you need to know. It has also been argued that the name derives from the indoeuropean adjective newa which means new. This book covers the emigration of the catherine the great germans into the volga river area in the mid to late 1700s, the movement of the volga germanrussians further east of the volga river into russias steppes, the western exodus of the volga germanrussians to the united states, canada, germany, brazil and argentina in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the stalin ordered deportation. Volgograd, better known as stalingrad, site of one of world war iis most. It is so long that its source and mouth are located in areas that endure completely different seasons. Book of the great chart and in a hydrographic description of 1636. The 2300mile volga river is russias pride and lifeblood.
The volga river is the longest river in europe, at 2,294 miles. May 15, 2014 at the time, her identity made no sense to me as germany, the volga river, and uzbekistan are thousands of miles apart. The word neva is widely spread in finnic languages with similar meanings. Fonda d baselt details the history of the volga germans from their 1763 immigration to russia under the reign of catherine ii the great to their immigration to america. The history of the volga germans the roosevelt news.
This book is more a personal history of the authors ancestors than a full treatment of the volga germans as a whole. A great city full of history then we headed down russia vast lakes and river stopping of at several place before we entered moscow which is a stunning city again very. According to the kurgan hypothesis, the volga don river region was the homeland of the protoindoeuropeans c. This post examines the twisted history of yet another group victimized by stalins deportations. A census of russia taken in 1897 enumerated 1,790,439 ethnic germans living in russia. It flows throu central roushie, an is widely viewed as the naitional river o roushie. Sailings also incorporate the moscow canal and other russian waterways, like the neva and svir rivers. Many situations presented in this book allow us to look anew at the history of germans on the volga.
It is a fascinating book for a wide audience who are interested in the history of the volga germans. In ancient times it was known as atil, itil or idil. Catherine the great imported millions of germans to russia to farm the land and teach farming to the russians. Dorothy zeislervralsted rivers figure prominently in a nations historical memory, and the volga and mississippi have special importance in russian and american cultures. Unique factseuropethe volga river sheppard software.
The word, zosima, means full of life and this cruise was just that. Ptolemy believed the don and the volga shared the same upper branch, which flowed from the hyperborean mountains. The don river functioned as a fertile cradle of civilization where the neolithic farmer culture of the near east fused with the huntergatherer culture of siberian groups, resulting in the nomadic pastoralism of the protoindoeuropeans. The historical commentary above was originally used in the preface of book i wrote called braha. Youll gain a deeper understanding of russias culture and history, as sightseeing guides share their expert knowledge. Official centennial history of the volgagerman settlements. Official centennial history of the volgagerman settlements in ellis and rush counties in kansas, 18761976. River to the volga is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 9 times. Volga river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to the kurgan hypothesis, the volgadon river region was the homeland of the protoindoeuropeans c. In 1763 catherine the great of russia issued the second of her manifestos encouraging immigration to her country from germany in order to colonize underdeveloped land on the black sea and on the banks of the volga river. There was no information in encyclopedias except very basic information. The gold cruise program has it all from the classic highlights of moscow like the red square and kremlin, to outstanding yaroslavl and tiny but unique volga river towns.
See more ideas about volga germans, german and family history. A second settlement in the black sea region began in 1803 when czar alexander i, a grandson of catherine ii, issued a similar. The story of the volga germans and how their history is now preserved at concordia. Dont miss the chance to book this popular moscow st. Thom wheelers new book about his volga journey, the way a river went. Natural history of the volga river state recreation area. Following the volga thom wheelers journey through 500 years of russian history interview by gemma bowes. Battle of the volga alive in russian memory nowhere is the volga river more hallowed than in the city named after it.
Family tree book family history book history books book tree family trees heritage. The river has played a crucial role in the history of the peoples who are now a part of the russian federationand has united and divided the land. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The volga was known to the alexandrian geographer ptolemy 2nd century ce, to the slavs, and to the arab geographers of the 10th and 11th centuries. Volga river, river of europe, the continents longest, and the principal waterway of western russia and the historic cradle of the russian. This book has supplied me with such a wealth of history about my ancestors. Bulletin of the american fraternal insurance society, 1957, 915. Can this woman conquer the volga and change the history. By the end of 1767, german settlers from central germany had established more than 100 colonies along the volga river, near saratov, russia. The volga germans, the second volume, continues the story of the german immigrants and their descendants who civilized the bleak russian frontier of the. It provides water, power and transport and has played a key role through russias early imperial. It starts in a swamp in a small ridge, flowing through prehistoric lake beds on a course that separates the mountains of the russian uplands from the flat european plain before dropping below sea level to enter the inland caspian sea. All of these questions are answered for my ancestors colony and for the other volga germans as well. Written by delaney jarvis delaney jarvis is a staff reporter for the roosevelt news and once met the guitarist of led zeppelin in a bookstore.
May 23, 2019 the volga germans are a people with a rich and complicated history, but it is a history that should be discussed. The longest river in europe, flowing 2325 miles through western russia to the caspian sea. A travel writer who took the mother volga river and traveled two thosand miles. Natural history of the volga river state recreation area and. Petersburg and moscow, are showcased on volga river cruises. How did they come to live in central russia, and later in central asia. The volga is europes longest river and the primary waterway of western europe. Ilia repin, 1870 1873 aka barge haulers on the volga. Apart from sailing on the luxurious ship and seeing top highlights of both capitals, youll get a unique chance to explore the faberge museum in saint petersburg as well as to a boat ride along the canals of the northern capital. Russias river of revolution the 2,300mile volga river is russias pride and lifeblood.
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