The German village of Hoffnungstal (Russian name: Nadezhdovka) was founded in 1903 by Germans from the Ukraine. Following the deportation decree of 1941, many Volga German families were resettled to Hoffnungstal.
Following the deporation decree of 1941, Volga German families were resettled to the village of Rozovka, which they called Rosenfeld.
Today, very little remains of this former Volga German settlement.
The village of Oxanovka (Oksanowka in German) was the home of many Volga German families following the 1941 Deportation.
During the reorganization of administrative units following the independence of Kazakhstan, this village was reassigned to the Akmolinsk Region.
Volga Germans were sent to Ivdel to work in the forced labor of the Trudarmee during the Soviet Era. The gulag there was established in 1937.
Many Volga German families remained in the area following the completion of their forced labor time.
Volga German families settled in the Siberian village of Smorodinka.
Volga Germans were resettled in Solgon in the 1941 Deportation.
Volga German families settled in Kara-Balta. Most of the Volga Germans living in Kara-Balta have immigrated to Germany.
Today, Kara-Balta is the administrative center of the area.
Volga German families were resettled to Nur-Atinsk during the 1941 Deportation.
Today, this small town has grown and is now called Nurata. Most of the Volga German descendants who lived there have immigrated to Germany.
Volga German families were relocated to Verkh-Miltyushi in Siberia during the 1941 Deportation.
Originally founded in 1850, this village became part of a Cossack settlement. In 1908, it was reorganized as a village of its own. Volga German families were resettled there during the 1941 Deportation.
During the reorganization of the area following the independence of Kazakhstan in the 1990s, this settlement was renamed to Imantau. Most of the Volga German families have immigrated to Germany.