Transformation on the Southern Ukrainian steppe letters and papers of Johann Cornies / translated by Ingrid I. Epp ; edited by Harvey L. Dyck, Ingrid I. Epp, and John R. Staples.
| Other author | Dyck, Harvey L. (Harvey Leonard) |
| Other author | Staples, John Roy, 1961- |
| Other author | Epp, Ingrid I. (Ingrid Ilse) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2015- |
| Description | volumes : map ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite studies. ^A539187 |
| Contents | v. 1. 1812-1835. |
| Summary | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015301986 |
| ISBN | 9781442645066 (v. 1 : bound : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1442645067 (v. 1 : bound : acid-free paper) |
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