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Obert, Klara

Klara Obert was born 14 January 1896 in Brabander. She was the 7th of 9 children born to Johann Obert, a school teacher.

From early childhood, Klara was interested in the life, manners, and customs of peasants through their language, folk poetry. After graduating from the Saratov women's high school in 1914, she worked as a teacher in German schools in the Volga region.