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“The Heartland” Vol. 13, Chap. 8 – Roots and Rods

American Historical Society of Germans From Russia By the mid-1760’s central Europe had been ravaged by war for nearly a hundred years. A poor economy and religious persecution had created a restless population of poor that was seeking hope elsewhere. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, provided that opportunity when she opened the vast steppes […]