Our Mission
To support research into and preservation of the heritage, history, traditions and accomplishments of the Volga Germans.
Portrait of mother and daughter in a Volga German colony
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- The Concordia University Connection
- Origins
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Colonies in Russia
- Customs
- Education
- Famine
- Folklore
- Foods
- Industry
- Maps
- Medicine
- Periodicals
- Politics
- Bibliography of English-Language Resources
- Bibliography of medical research on Volga Germans
- Census Lists
- Church and Religion
- Deportation
- Genocide
- Revolution
- Pastors
- Priests
- Saratov
- Linguistics
- Volga German Glossary
New Additions to the CVGS Web Site
- CVGS to publish Catherine by Sigrid Weidenweber in August 2008
- Arrival in Russia
- The Lutheran Church in Russia
- See the Argentine Volga German band Dorfmusikanten perform in a video posted on YouTube.
- Video of the Brabander mill in 2001
- People of the Volga region
- Volga German music from Santa Anita, Argentina
- Dutch-Hop Music
- Famine letters from Die Welt Post
- Volga German Colonies in Argentina
- Saratov Postcard Collection
- Volga German Travelogue 2006
- Updated Census List
- Descriptions of German colonies on the Volga are from the Russian Encyclopedia and Historical Geographic Dictionary
- Pastors in the Volga German colonies
- Schmidt's: Flour-Kings of Russia
- Russian Military Service
- My Life As A Soldier by Conrad Kissler
- The History of Brunnental by Jakob Mohrland
- Memories of Norka by Conrad Brill
- Verein der Wolgadeutschen
- Johannes Schleuning