Transformation along the New Russia Frontier Letters and Papers of Johann Cornies, Volume I: 1812-1835
| Other author | Dyck, Harvey L. Editor |
| Other author | Staples, John R. Editor |
| Other author | Epp, Ingrid I. Edited and Translated by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto : University of Toronto Press Plymouth : NBN International [Distributor] |
| Description | 632 p. ill 09.300 x 06.400 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation 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." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781442645066 |
| ISBN | 1442645067 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781442645066 |
| Stock number | 00200604 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |