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Nikolayevka, Altai Krai (Siberia)

Nikolaevka was founded in 1907 (other sources record 1906) by first the Kaznacheyev brothers who were followed by the Nikolaev brothers after whom the village was named. Germans from both Ukraine and the Volga Region also settled in the village.

Volga Germans from the Samara Province who had founded the neighboring village of Maryanovka in 1907 later relocated to Nikolaevka.

Today, Nikolayevka is located in the German National [Cultural] District with its administrative center in the nearby village of Halbstadt.

Ruhental, Stavropol Krai (North Caucasus)

Ruhental was founded in 1866 by German settlers relocating from the colony of Riebensdorf (which had been settled at the same time as the Volga German colonies). Volga German colonists also settled there. Ruhental's Russian name was Radkovka.

The colony of Peterstal was founded in 1903 just south of Ruhental.

Today, Ruhental (Radkovka) has been administratively merged with neighboring Peterstal and is called Selivanovka.

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Tallinn, Estonia (post-1800)

From the 13th century until 1918 (and briefly during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944), the city was known as Reval [Rewal in German]. Reval is located in the historical German region of Estland. Today, it is called Tallinn and is located in Estonia.

Over the years, Volga German companies had business interests in Reval. Volga German families also sent their children to Reval for higher education.