Novinka was founded in 1896 by Volga Germans from the Samara Province. It was originally called Neudorf.
Until 1917, it was a Lutheran village (other sources record that it was Catholic, but this does not appear to be correct).
In 1897, a private school was started. On 26 September 1902, a public school was opened.
By 1913, there was a Deckert Mill located in the village as well as grocery stores run by A. D. Hoffmann and D. V. Lorenz.
Population
|
Year
|
Households
|
Population
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
||
| 1913 |
50
|
297 |
|
|
| 1920 |
99*
|
590
|
|
|
| 1936 |
135
|
639 |
|
|
*Of which 96 were German, 2 Russian, 1 Ukrianian
There was a Lutheran church in Novinka. It belonged to the Omsk Parish headquartered in Omsk until 1909 when it became part of the St. John Parish headquartered in Alexandrovka.
The following Volga German families settled in and around Novinka:
Schultheis from Huck
Steinpreis from Reinwald
- Novinka (Omsk Oblast) (Russian Wikipedia)