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====Russia Online Records==== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/503502?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registres de l'eglise réformée d'Chabag (Bessarabie), 1872-1893] Family books for the French Evangelical-Reformed church at Schabo-Possad (Chabag), Bessarabia, Russia. | |||
====Russia Background==== | |||
In 1763, Catherine the Great of Russia offered free land, no taxes for 30 years, freedom of religion, and other incentives to west Europeans to settle her vast, sparsely populated domain. Dozens of German and French (Alsatian) colonies were established and grew until World War I. Many Russian Alsatians moved to the United States, Canada, or South America, beginning in 1874. | In 1763, Catherine the Great of Russia offered free land, no taxes for 30 years, freedom of religion, and other incentives to west Europeans to settle her vast, sparsely populated domain. Dozens of German and French (Alsatian) colonies were established and grew until World War I. Many Russian Alsatians moved to the United States, Canada, or South America, beginning in 1874. | ||