Transformation on the Southern Ukrainian Steppe

Letters and Papers of Johann Cornies, Volume I: 1812-1835

AvHarvey L. Dyck,John R. Staples

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Beskrivning

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Russian empire opened the grasslands of southern Ukraine to agricultural settlement. Among the immigrants who arrived were communities of Prussian Mennonites, recruited as “model colonists” to bring progressive agricultural methods to the east. Transformation on the Southern Ukrainian Steppe documents the Tsarist Mennonite experience through the papers of Johann Cornies (1789–1848), an ambitious and energetic leader of the Mennonite colony of Molochna.Cornies was well connected in the imperial government, and his papers offer a window not just into the world of the Molochna Mennonites but also into the Tsarist state’s relationship with the national minorities of the frontier: Mennonites, Doukhbors, Nogai Tartars, and Jews. This selection of his letters and reports, translated into English, is an invaluable resource for scholars of all aspects of life in Tsarist Ukraine and for those interested in Mennonite history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-15
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:632
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781442622371
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
Serie:Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies

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Mer om författaren

Harvey L. Dyck is a professor emeritus in the History Department at the University of Toronto.John R. Staples is a professor of Russian and Soviet history at the State University of New York at Fredonia.Ingrid I. Epp is the former librarian of University College at the University of Toronto.

Recensioner i media

‘This book offers a fresh look into New Russia’s frontier communities.’- Aileen Friesen (Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol 35:2017)

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceTranslator’s NoteIntroductionPart One: CorrespondencePart Two: Studies and ReportsAppendix I: Geneology of Johann CorniesAppendix II: List of CorrespondentsAppendix III: GlossaryAppendix IV: Chronology