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Village Histories
To date, very few village histories for the region of Crimea, Taurien, and Jekaterinosslaw have been located.
However, those that have been located give us a wonderful insight into what life was like in those villages, how the villages were formed, and what the peoples who lived there were like. They also give us insight into their struggles for survival in a foreign land, their hardships, and their trimuphs over a strange and sometimes hostile environment.
These histories are a living testament to the fortitude, ingenuity, strength of will, pride, and unfailing devotion to their God that typifies the German people who lived in Russia.
(Map coordinates for villages in the Taurien and Jekaterinosslaw are from the map by Dr. Karl Stumpp, “Karte der deutschen Siedlungen in Neu (Sud) Russland.”
Map coordinates for the villages in the Crimea are from the map by Dr. Karl Stumpp, “German Settlements on the Crimean Penninsula.”)
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