Bremen (Stadt), Bremen (Post-1941)
Volga German families settled in the German city of Bremen following the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Kiev, Ukraine
Volga German families settled in the city of Kiev in Ukraine.
Akzhar, Khromtau District, Aktyubinsk Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in the Kazakh village of Novorossiyskiy which is today known as Akzhar.
Martuk, Martukskii District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in Martuk.
Khromtau, Khromtau District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in Khromtau, Kazakhstan.
Aktobe, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in the Kazakh village of Aktobe.
Respublika, Mariupolskii District, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Volga German families settled in the Ukrainian village of Bergtal. It had been originally settled by Mennonites as early as 1836, but later became a Catholic colony when the Mennonites migrated to Canada in the 1870s.
Today, the village is known as Respublika.
Novokrasnovka, Nikolskii Region, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Volga German families settled in the village of Neu-Jamburg. It is located in what has been called the Mariupol Enclave of German colonies. Ethnic Germans had been present there since 1842.
Today, Neu-Jamburg is known as Novokrasnovka (Novokrasnivka in Ukranian).
Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
Volga German families settled in the city of Alma-Ata in Kazakhstan.
Since 1993, Alma-Ata has been known as Almaty.
Rozivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Grunau is located in what is known as the Mariupol Enclave of German settlements in South Russia. There were ethnic Germans living in Grunau as early as 1788. Early documents refer to this location as Rosenberg.
Volga German families also lived in Grunau.
Today, Grunau is known as Rozivka and is located in Ukraine.