German Russians

Germans migrated to Russia in the 1700’s and early 1800’s with the promise of good farmland. They formed colonies and were allowed to speak their native language, establish their own schools, and build their own churches. At the end of the Great War, Russia dropped an “iron curtain” around their border which trapped many Germans inside those boundaries. The German language was forbidden, the schools taken over by the new Russian government, and churches were shut down. The Germans were forced into a life of poverty, as the Communist demanded they share more and more of their crops, ...

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Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international best seller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics - an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.

Secrets of Encirclement Warfare: A Gripping Exploration of the Intersection of Land and Air Power Imagine being surrounded by enemy forces, with limited supplies and no clear escape route. This is the harsh reality of encirclement warfare, a tactic that has been used to devastating effect throughout history. From the frozen tundras of World War II to the jungles of Vietnam, encirclement has proven to be a game-changer on the battlefield. In this fascinating and deeply researched book, we delve into the world of encirclement warfare, exploring the successes and failures of this complex and ...

Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.

A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World War II (Times of London). For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded...

Mitten in der Wüste Nevadas glitzert Las Vegas – und Kayden, die Queen des Spiels. Die Karten werden jedoch neu gemischt, als sie auf Jasper trifft, der mehr in ihr zu sehen scheint als ihre flüchtigen Männerbekanntschaften – und sie ihr Herz verliert. Doch zwischen den funkelnden Lichtern der Stadt tauchen Schatten auf, als Kayden anonyme Nachrichten erhält, die ihre dunkelsten Flecken aus der Vergangenheit aufzudecken drohen.

In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines. Among the group is eighteen-year-old Anna...

Blut ist es, durch das wir leben. Blut ist es, wofür wir kämpfen. Blut ist es, was wir vergießen. Wir vergessen nicht. Wir verzeihen nicht. Wir wollen Rache. Ich bin ein Mörder. Ich bin ein Monster. Ich bin ein Krimineller. Ich bin der Romano-Erbe. Ich tue alles für das Geschäft. Ich opfere jeden, um zu bekommen, was ich will. Ich bin der Mann, der seine Frau getötet hat. Ich bin der Mann, der nicht fühlt. Ich bin der Mann, der nicht liebt. Ich bin der Mann, der aus Eis besteht und auch du kannst das nicht ändern. Du kannst mich nicht auftauen.

El triunfo de la Revolución rusa transformó al mundo y fue trascendental para la historia de la política contemporánea. Este audiolibro, riguroso y ameno, nos ayudará a entender los motivos que provocaron el derrocamiento de los Románov y el triunfo de la Revolución.

Während Napoleon ganz Europa mit Krieg überzieht, wird in Petersburg getanzt. Doch langsam, aber sicher treiben die Familien Russlands einem Schicksal entgegen, in dem die Schrecken des Krieges und alle Leidenschaften verschmelzen. Leo Tolstoi schuf einen zeitlosen Roman über Liebe, Hass und große Gefühle. Vorhang auf für einen der größten Klassiker der Weltliteratur! Erstmals vollständig gelesen von Star-Sprecher Ulrich Noethen.

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In a Europe dominated by empires in the early years of the twentieth century, ethnic nationalism is challenging the status quo, threatening to throw the continent into an unfathomable turmoil. To hedge against this impending war, the different European leaders embarked on strengthening the alliances they had formed. Appearing the most vulnerable to this phenomenon is the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is situated at the heart of Europe and whose citizens come from Europe's three major language groups. But strangely enough, its emperor Franz Josef is loved by the majority of all...

This Golden Crown Literary Society and Rainbow Book Award winner in historical fiction continues the story of the von Stahle family as it deals with the aftermath of World War II.The Russians have invaded and Berlin is in ruins. Nearly everything Margarethe von Stahle has sworn to protect has been lost. After being brutally abused by occupying Russian soldiers, Margarethe must rely on the kindness of her friends to survive. Fortunately, the American Army has brought her former protégé, Dr. Sarah Weber, back to Berlin. Slowly, Margarethe heals and begins to rebuild her life, but as she ...

Ich bin deine brennende Königin. Dein Hass konnte mein Feuer nicht auslöschen. Deine Rache wurde zu meiner Rache, dein Schmerz zu meinem Schmerz. Ich habe es dir geschworen. Ich habe dir mein Leben geschenkt und du mir meine Freiheit. Wir sind die Kugeln in einer Waffe. Und das Herz meines Bruders ist unser Ziel. Jetzt holen wir uns zurück, was uns gehört. Jetzt kämpfen wir miteinander, nicht gegeneinander. Wir werden die Welt auslöschen. Wir werden siegen. Denn ich bin dein dunkles Licht. Und wenn ich strahle, werden sie blind.

A true story set at the end of World War 11 as the Russian Army marched against Hitler's troops in East Prussia, and millions of native Germans had to flee to the West to avoid capture, imprisonment and worse. This is the story of how two young women; my mother and her friend, fled to the West, and how the rest of the family also had to leave their farm and home behind them.. Many adventures and close escapes later they were happily re-united in West Germany. My mother met my Irish father, they married and moved to England after the war, built a new life and family and had a wonderful life ...

Payton liebt die Kälte Alaskas und braucht Stille, um den Lärm in sich zu überlagern. Willow liebt die Wärme Floridas und braucht Lärm, um die Stille in sich zu überlagern. Viel haben die beiden nicht gemeinsam und doch kreuzen sich ihre Wege, als Willows Job sie in die endlosen Weiten Alaskas führt, wo es still, verschneit und einsam ist – und ausgerechnet der distanzierte und abweisende Payton ihr aus der Patsche helfen muss.

Moskau zu Beginn der 1930er-Jahre: Der Teufel sucht die Stadt heim und stürzt ihre Bewohner mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung seiner Zauberlehrlinge in ein Chaos aus Hypnose, Spuk und Zerstörung. Es ist die verdiente Strafe für Heuchelei, Korruption und Mittelmaß. Doch zwei Gerechte genießen Satans Sympathie: der im Irrenhaus sitzende Schriftsteller, genannt "Meister", und Margarita, dessen einstige Geliebte. Bulgakows Gesellschaftssatire aus der Sowjetzeit ist ein faustisch-fantastisches Meisterwerk.

She fled the enemy with only a knife, a map, and a promise... In the brutal winter of 1944, sixteen-year-old Marianne knows the Russian army is closing in on her East Prussian village. Rumors of atrocities are growing louder each day. Determined not to become another victim, she disguises herself as a boy and escapes westward—alone, starving, and terrified. What follows is a harrowing journey through war-torn landscapes, where Marianne faces hunger, cold, danger—and the unthinkable. Her only hope is a promise made to her childhood friend Ferdinand, who also fled eastward, hiding from ...

The true story of one woman’s survival through both the Nazi and Russian regimes in Germany. As a child in the 1930s, Flora lived in a beautiful part of Germany, waking up daily to the fresh bread smells of her father's bakery and the fragrant delights from her mother's garden. But everything changed when the Nazis took control of every aspect of their lives. War took away their family and friends, and they had not imagined it could get even worse. But it did when their land was handed over to the Russians. Life became a living nightmare when they realized what they must do to survive. ...