Here, in this forest in “Sauraljnaja Roschtscha,” on the left, southern bank of the Ural River in Orenburg, are the mass graves of innocent victims of Stalin’s rule. The inscription on the memorial reads: “Eternal remembrance to you, martyrs who were innocently shot and buried here during the years of Stalinist repression.”OrenburgFirst row, from left to right: Maria Epp, Helena Fransen, Lina Wiebe, Anna Nachtigal, Helena Wiens, Anna Wiebe, Justina Nachtigal, Katharina Unger, Katharina Friesen, Gertruda Fast, Katharina Pauls, Kornelia Fast, Maria Nachtigal, Katharina Neufeld.
Standing, from left to right: Andrej Klassen, Jakob Epp, David Nachtigal, Fransen, Nikolaj Neufeld, Peter Rogalskij, Andrej Tews, Ewald Bergen, Abram Petkau, Abram Peters, Abram Nachtigal, Kornej Nachtigal, Andrej Penner, Jakob Penner.
Elisabeth Penner, daughter of Heinrich Penner, is in the coffin.Kaltan · 1937With a single-furrow plow, our ancestors transformed the virgin land in Russia into a flourishing region.Meetinghouse in LugowskLugowskMeetinghouse in PleschanowoPleschanowoMeetinghouse in LugowskLugowskSchool in BogomasowoBogomasowoFuneral of Johann FunkBogomasowoThe Funk family’s golden wedding anniversaryBogomasowoWedding of the Heidebrecht coupleBogomasowoThe choir from Dolinsk on stage at the centennial celebrationKuterlja · 1990Dairy workers from Dolinsk at summer campDolinskDairy workers from Dolinsk at summer campDolinskDairy workers from Dolinsk at summer campDolinskWeddingDolinsk · 1978YouthDolinskReimer, the blacksmithDolinskWiens funeral processionDolinskCattle drive along the village streetDolinskForstei near Schwarzwald, from the archive of Heinrich Nickel, DolinskForstei · 1912The Unruh family homeDolinskStore in Pleschanowo; Mrs. Barg from Bogomasowo is picturedPleschanowoTeachers1906Choir of LugowskLugowsk · 1900The Peters familyJakob Petker at the coffin of his wife.PleschanowoWinter roadPleschanowoThe old hospitalPleschanowoNew residential areaPleschanowoTeacher couple Heinrich and Katharina Reimer, LugowskPleschanowo
