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Why were there hundreds of thousands of Germans living in German communities in the soviet union when it broke up in 1991?
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Germans have been present in Russia since the 1500s under the reign of Vasili III. German-born tsarina Catherine the Great created German settlements along the Volga River. Germans continued to settle in Russia for centuries. Many immigrated back to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.
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What does ethnic German mean?
Today, "ethnic German" usually refers to people who live outside of Germany, especially in Russia and Eastern Europe, whose ancestors came from Germany at some point. There are large communities of ethnic Germans in Russia, for instance. Generally, people only count as "ethnic Germans" if they have retained something of their German cultural and linguistic heritage and regard themselves as Germans. The citerion of self-identification as culturally German is extremely important. Most U.S. citizens of German origin are not"ethnic Germans"; it is essentially a European phenomenon as far as Germans are concerned.
How do you say we are Germans in German?
Wir sind Deutsche = we are Germans.
How many people speak German in Poland?
Germans are in a minority in Poland. There are about 148,000 Germans in Poland. But German population is decreasing in Poland.
Was Hitler really a German?
He was an ethnic German. Austrians are Germans ethnically.
Germans and Jews the same?
No. Not all Germans are Jews and not all Jews are German. But there are German Jews, as well as Jews with many other nationalities.
There were hundreds of thousands of Germans living in German communities in the Soviet Union when it broke up in 1991 because?
They Were Invited To Resettle In Russia In The 18Th Century By Cathrine The Great
What halted the Germans into the Soviet Union?
An early Soviet Union winter caused thousands of German soldiers to freeze to death :)
What does ethnic German mean?
Today, "ethnic German" usually refers to people who live outside of Germany, especially in Russia and Eastern Europe, whose ancestors came from Germany at some point. There are large communities of ethnic Germans in Russia, for instance. Generally, people only count as "ethnic Germans" if they have retained something of their German cultural and linguistic heritage and regard themselves as Germans. The citerion of self-identification as culturally German is extremely important. Most U.S. citizens of German origin are not"ethnic Germans"; it is essentially a European phenomenon as far as Germans are concerned.
What are the cultures in Europe?
There are way too many cultures to name. There are hundreds and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cultures in Europe. There is the English culture, the Italian, the French, the Basque, the Greek, the German, the Flemish, the Sámi, etc.There are way too many cultures to name. There are hundreds and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cultures in Europe. There is the English culture, the Italian, the French, the Basque, the Greek, the German, the Flemish, the Sámi, etc.
Why is german spoken in Austria?
There are communities of Germans in Italy. Some of them are retired and some of them work there.
How do you say Germans in German?
Germans - DeutscheThe plural of German would be Deutschen.
What is the German for Germans?
* Germans - Deutsche * the Germans - die Deutschen
Are Germans Jehovah witnesses?
The majority of Germans, are not Jehovah's Witnesses. In Germany there are over 100,000 Jehovah's Witnesses; but not all those are necessarily Germans. There are also many Germans not living in Germany, that are Jehovah's Witnesses. We do not keep a tally of how many German people are Jehovah's Witnesses. Answer 2: "We come from hundreds of ethnic and language backgrounds..." -jw.org, yes we have German Jehovah's Witnesses. We are a worldwide brotherhood.
Why were Americans prejudice to Germans?
During World War I and World War II, Americans developed prejudice against Germans due to propaganda and nationalism that painted Germans as the enemy. Additionally, fear and distrust of German-American communities increased as tensions rose during these wars, leading to discrimination and bias towards people of German descent living in the United States.
How do you say we are Germans in German?
Wir sind Deutsche = we are Germans.
How many bombs did the Nazis drop in World War 2?
No specific count. The German military dropped hundreds of thousands of bombs during the war.
What German in French?
allemand = German, les allemands = the Germans
