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World Directory of Minorities Europe MRG Directory –> Russian Federation –> Russian or Volga Germans Print Page Close Window Russian or Volga Germans Profile According to the national census, there are , Russian or Volga Germans in the Russian Federation.
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Volga Germans are primarily Lutheran and Mennonite in religion. Their number has fallen by almost half since , as many have taken advantage of naturalization opportunities in Germany. Historical context Large-scale German settlement in Russia first occurred in the sixteenth century following Catherine the Great's decree of granting steppe land along the Volga River to Germans.
In the Soviet regime created the Volga German ASSR with German as its official language. The republic was disbanded during the war and its German population (,) deported to Siberia and Central Asia. The Germans were not allowed to resettle in the region despite being rehabilitated in They settled instead in Siberi