Talk:Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

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Hi

As a German Russian, I'm very excited to have found an encyclopedia page about this subject (totally by accident - linked from the front page). I think the two last paragraphs (as of Apr. 17, 2004) are not very correct.

"Many Russians carry hatred towards Volga Germans?" Not true (I grew up in Russia). If someone hates you for whatever other reason, your German-ness might come up - it's human nature, and Russia is not PC. Perhaps people who personally remember WWII, but they are old and rare.

Secondly, as of late 90's to "repatriate" to Germany, one not only has to speak some German, but speak the right Volga dialect! Please correct these when you get a chance. Thanks.

OGT

My apologies; I had just read in The Russians by Hedrick Smith that many Russians bore grudges against your people. Also, anybody (including you) can edit the page just by clicking 'Edit this Page'. You could correct the incorrect data yourself if you so wished. DO'Neil 09:05, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)

We should try and make a map of this. I'm looking online for one we could make it from. Secretlondon 10:53, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Why doesn't this article mention the fact that during the Soviet-Nazi alliance many Volga Germans were repatriated to Germany peacefuly? [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 12:43, Oct 13, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] 1.8 million, or 0.8 million?

The article states there were 1.8 million Germans in the area. The article on Saratov states the same area had 800,000 instead. Which is correct? Maury 22:20, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] German citizenship based on ancestry

"Since the fall of the Soviet Union many Volga Germans have emigrated to Germany, which recognises the right of anyone with German ancestry to citizenship."

This is incorrect. Simply having German ancestry is not enough to claim citizenship. The reason why the Volga Germans can claim citizenship, as opposed to German-Americans, Brazilian Germans etc., is because they are classified as expellees of ethnic German origin or the spouses or descendants of such people. According to the Federal Republic's Law of Return, this makes them eligible for repatriation. XerKibard

[edit] Official name of the republic

I also saw documents with the old-style Räterepublik instead of commonly used Sowjetrepublik. Maybe it would be worth putting it in--Czalex 21:27, 26 July 2006 (UTC)