Our Mission

Painting of Schilling, Russia by artist Michael Boss

To support research into and preservation of the heritage, history, traditions and accomplishments of the Volga Germans.

Portrait of mother and daughter in a Volga German colony

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• The Concordia University Connection
• Origins
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Colonies in Russia
• Customs
• Education
• Famine
• Folklore
• Foods
• Industry
• Maps
• Medicine
• Periodicals
• Politics
• Bibliography of English-Language Resources
• Bibliography of medical research on Volga Germans
• Census Lists
• Church and Religion
• Deportation
• Genocide
• Revolution
• Pastors
• Priests
• Saratov
• Linguistics
• Volga German Glossary

New Additions to the CVGS Web Site

• See the Argentine Volga German band Dorfmusikanten perform in a video posted on YouTube.
• Video of the Brabander mill in 2001
• People of the Volga region
• Volga German music from Santa Anita, Argentina
• Dutch-Hop Music
• Famine letters from Die Welt Post
• Volga German Colonies in Argentina
• Saratov Postcard Collection
• Volga German Travelogue 2006
• Updated Census List
• Descriptions of German colonies on the Volga are from the Russian Encyclopedia and Historical Geographic Dictionary
• Pastors in the Volga German colonies
• Schmidt's: Flour-Kings of Russia
• Russian Military Service