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'''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | '''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | *According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | ||
*In 1941, Joseph Stalin ordered all inhabitants with a German father to be deported, mostly to '''Siberia or Kazakhstan'''. | |||
===Germans in the Russian Empire=== | ===Germans in the Russian Empire=== | ||
The earliest German settlement in Moscow dates to 1505-1533. A handful of German and Dutch craftsmen and traders were allowed to settle in Moscow's German Quarter, as they provided essential technical skills in the capital. Gradually, this policy extended to a few other major cities. In 1682, Moscow had about 200,000 citizens; some 18,000 were classified as Nemtsy, which means either "German" or "western foreigner". | The earliest German settlement in Moscow dates to 1505-1533. A handful of German and Dutch craftsmen and traders were allowed to settle in Moscow's German Quarter, as they provided essential technical skills in the capital. Gradually, this policy extended to a few other major cities. In 1682, Moscow had about 200,000 citizens; some 18,000 were classified as Nemtsy, which means either "German" or "western foreigner". | ||