Volga River, Russian Volga, ancient (Greek) Ra or (Tatar) Itil or Etil, river of Europe, the continent’s longest, and the principal waterway of western Russia and the historic cradle of the Russian state. Its basin, sprawling across about two-fifths of the European part of Russia, contains almost half of the entire population of the Russian Republic.

The Volga is the largest river in the European part of Russia and the largest river of Europe. Total length of the river Volga 3530 km, basin area of 1,360 thousand km Originates in the Valdai highlands at an altitude of 228 m, from a spring in the village Volgo-Upper reaches of the Tver region and crossing the entire territory of Central Russiaе flows into the Caspian sea.

Jan 01, 2022 · Map of the German Colonies on the Volga River by Alejandro G. Müller. Map showing the movements of Pugachev (1773-1775). Source: unknown. Ethnic Map of the Volga Region (1901). [Germans in Blue] Source: Russia : Full Geographical Description of Our Country (St. Petersburg: A.F. DeVries, 1901): n.6. Courtesy of Steve Schreiber. 1925 Map of Saratov.

Jan 01, 2022 · Settlements along the Volga Between 1764 and 1772, 106 colonies were established along the Volga River near Saratov. Historically, these original colonies became known as "Mother Colonies". Colonists were assigned to settlements according to their religious confession. As the colonies grew, they became overcrowded and farmland was inadequate.

Aug 20, 2020 · Immigrants in the land of their birth The Volga Germans (sometimes called Saratov Germans) lived in settlements founded in the Volga River Valley of Russia, where more than 30,000 German Lutherans...

Sep 21, 2021 · The Volga Germans were a group of peasants from Germany who were enticed to settle the often inhospitable and dangerous region of south-central Russia. The incentives for the Volga Germans to initially settle the region were quite clear: they would be helped financially and were told they would be given a fair amount of autonomy.

The Volga Germans, Russian: поволжские немцы, romanized: povolzhskiye nemtsy are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, they were allowed to maintain their German culture, language, traditions and churches. …

May 15, 2014 · Between 1763 and 1772, German colonists founded 106 settlements along the banks of the Volga River, generally divided according to their religious confession. Early on, the Volga German colonies came under attack during the Pugachev’s Rebellion of 1773-1775.