The portrayal of the (Russian) German colonists as settlement pioneers 1880–1945

This article shows how German colonists from the Tsarist Empire were, by means of a colonialist discourse, made into instruments of the Germanization of Eastern Europe. Their supposed lack of sophistication was practically prerequisite for coping with the ostensibly primitive inhabitants and the untamed wilderness.

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Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung
Published
2024-09-18
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25355/tqrp-8102
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German Colonialism and Identity Studies
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The portrayal of the (Russian) German colonists as settlement pioneers 1880–1945

Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung
German Colonialism and Identity Studies
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The portrayal of the (Russian) German colonists as settlement pioneers 1880–1945

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Abstract

This article shows how German colonists from the Tsarist Empire were, by means of a colonialist discourse, made into instruments of the Germanization of Eastern Europe. Their supposed lack of sophistication was practically prerequisite for coping with the ostensibly primitive inhabitants and the untamed wilderness.

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