A novel about the establishment of the German colonies along the Volga River near Saratov in the 18th century and the development of these colonies through the

"Hardship to Homeland" recounts Volga Germans' unique story in a saga that stretches from Germany to Russia and across the Atlantic. In 1763, Russian empress Ca

Includes stories from the author's family and childhood as well as family recipes.

Folklore, social life and customs of ethnic Germans who returned to former settlements near the Lower Volga River in Russia following the Second World War.