Peterstal was founded in 1903 on the right bank of the Kuma River. Volga German colonists also settled there.
Peterstal was known by the Russian name of Mezentsevo, but today is called Selivanovka. Today, Selivanovka serves as the administrative center for the municipality that includes the former village of Ruhental which was located immediately north of Peterstal.
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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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Volga German families settled in and around Wels in Austria.
Volga German families settled in and around Novocherkassk in the Rostov Oblast.
Volga German families settled in and around Zelenokumsk.
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.
Wayne Robert "Bob" Schreiner, son of Gerard Joseph Schreiner & Marjorie Eleanor Matson, was born 25 December 1938 in Hays, Kansas.
Bob Schreiber spent his career in the Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) working for the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) [today the Open Source Center]. He served overseas in Austria, England, and Thailand. He served as director of the FBIS from 1990-1996.
Volga German families settled in and around Waterloo, Wisconsin.
Volga German families settled in and around Opelika, Alabama.
Volga German families settled in and around Abilene, Texas.