Germany Asiatic Russia
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Recommended Books
Book of Sorrow 2002 - Germans
Asiatic Russia Vol. I&II (Cyrillic)
Recommended Maps
Overview of colonies in
Asiatic Russia
Submitted by Eugen Beck:
Akmolinsk 1905 (Cyrillic)
Akmolinsk 1907 (Cyrillic)
Akmolinsk 1914 (Cyrillic)
Turgaj Uralsk 1907 (Cyrillic)
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1910 Trans-Siberian Railway (Cyrillic)
Atlas of Asiatic Russia (Cyrillic)
Researching in Asiatic Russia
The German population of this region increased from 15,000 in 1897 to 100,000 in 1914. (Source: From Catherine to Khrushchev by Adam Giesinger, p. 136-138)
In later years (1920s-1940s), the Soviet government deported people to Siberia as a punishment for those accused of anti-Soviet activity. However, at the end of the 19th century, this area was considered a desirable source of new, unoccupied land to colonize.
Key areas of settlement:
|
Siberia/Ural
Colonies |
Colonies of Origin |
Years Founded |
|
Neu Samara
colonies/Pleschanowo |
Molotschna Mennonites |
1890-1891 |
|
Orenburg Mennonite
colonies/Djejewka |
Chortitza &
Molotschna Mennonites |
1894-1903 |
|
Orenburg Lutheran
colonies |
Odessa and Bessarabia |
1890-1895 |
|
Ufa colonies near
Dawlekanowo |
Mennonites &
Lutherans, various areas |
1894+ |
|
Ufa colonies W and NW
of Ufa |
Molotschna, Lutherans
& Catholics |
1906 |
|
Aktyubinsk |
Black Sea and Volga
Germans |
1907-1912 |
|
Chelyabinsk and
Kustanay regions |
|
|
|
Petropavlovsk and
Koktshetav regions |
|
1889+ |
|
Akmolinsk/Zelonograd
region |
|
|
|
Omsk region |
|
1893+ |
|
Slavgorod region on
the Kulunda steppes |
|
1890+ |
|
Pavlodar area |
|
|
|
Semipalatinsk |
|
1898+ |
|
Dzahambul-Tashkent |
Molotschna and Volga
Mennonites |
1882 |
Church Records Some church records for German settlements in Asiatic Russia are available from the Family History Library. Search on the town (or country) to find if microfilm is available for the area you are researching.
Submitted by Merv Weiss:
Chelyabinsk Roman Catholic Parish - births/deaths/marriages 1907
Chelyabinsk RC Parish birth/death/marriages in 1911 (updated 13 Jan 2023)
Chelyabinsk RC Parish birth/death/marriages in 1913
Omsk 1900-1905 Roman Catholic Parish Births
Orenburg Roman Catholic Parish - births/deaths/marriages 1907
Submitted by Eugen Beck:
* Orenburg 1913 parish births/baptisms
Families who settled in Asiatic Russia: * Linejewka (German) submitted by Eugen Beck * Linejewka (English) submitted by Eugen Beck and translated by BSGR 2022 * Linejewka Household List Dec. 1908 submitted by Eugen Beck * Linejewka 1917 Revisionliste submitted by Eugen Beck