Kirovskoye, Kirovski District, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
Neudorf was founded in 1844. Volga German families were living there as early as the 1890s.
Today, the village of Neudorf is known as Kirovskoye.
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Zolotoe Pole, Kirovski District, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
Zürichtal was founded in 1804 by immigrant families from Germany and Switzerland. Volga German families are known to have been living there in the 1890s.
Since the 1941 Deportation, Zürichtal has been known as Zolotoye Pole.
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Garza County, Texas
Volga German families settled in Garza County, Texas.
McDonough County, Illinois
Volga German families settled in McDonough County, Illinois.
DeKalb County, Indiana
Volga German families settled in DeKalb County, Indiana.
Dalstein, département Moselle, France
Dalstein is located along the French/German border in the historical region of Elsass [Alsace].
Historically, this area was part of the German Herzogtum Lothringen (Duchy of Lorraine).
Steinbach, Kr. Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen
Today, Steinbach is administratively part of the municipality of Steinbach-Hallenberg. Historically, this region was administered by Hessen-Nassau.
Bauerbach, Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen
Bauerbach is located in the historical region of Middle-Hessen.
Today, Bauerbach is administratively part of the municipality of Marburg.
Aul, Oskar
Oskar Aul was born 28 May 1927 in the Volga German colony of Rosenheim. Along with his family, he was deported to Siberia in 1941 where he worked for 14 years in the forced labor army of the Soviet Union.
He had no official training as an artist, but showed a talent in this area from an early age.
At the end of the Cold War, he moved to Germany and settled in Pforzheim. He died in Germany on 18 August 2010.