[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Germans Migrating to Volynia

[joepessarra]

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Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Germans Migrating to Volynia

I am curious about Jerry Frank's entry in the Ger-Poland-Volhynia Digest,
Vol 83, Issue 10, where he states Catherine the Great's Manifesto had no
influence  on the reasons for Germans settling in Volynia.  I had assumed
(apparently incorrectly) that her manifesto was the reason for Germans
settling in western Russia.
 
Where can I find historical information on why Germans came to settle in
Volynia?
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You might check this site:
http://www.volhynia.com/history.html


" 1861: Tsar Alexander II granted freedom to serfs, the peasants who worked
for large farms. As a result, some of the nobility started selling land, and
a large-scale migration of Germans into the area took place.”

Joe in Texas


      

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