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*Before 1991 there were about 1 million Germans in Kazakhstan, mostly descendants of the '''Volga Germans''' deported to Kazakhstan during World War II. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, most of them '''emigrated to Germany'''. | *Before 1991 there were about 1 million Germans in Kazakhstan, mostly descendants of the '''Volga Germans''' deported to Kazakhstan during World War II. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, most of them '''emigrated to Germany'''. | ||
*Most members of the smaller '''Pontian Greek''' minority have emigrated to '''Greece'''. | *Most members of the smaller '''Pontian Greek''' minority have emigrated to '''Greece'''. | ||
*The 1990s were marked by the emigration of many of the country's Russians and Volga Germans, a process that began in the 1970s. This has made indigenous Kazakhs the largest ethnic group.<ref>" | *The 1990s were marked by the emigration of many of the country's Russians and Volga Germans, a process that began in the 1970s. This has made indigenous Kazakhs the largest ethnic group.<ref>"Kazakhs", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhs#Kazakh_minorities, accessed 23 July 2023.</ref> | ||
==Records of Kazakhstani Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Kazakhstani Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== |
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