Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2 – Summer 2014

On the Cover: A map of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR). The upward arrows indicate Hollmann-Bender family towns: Rothammel (northwest), Marienfeld (southwest), Kamyshin (southwest), and Engels (north). This map accompanies the article “The Life of a Young Volga Woman in Soviet Forced Labor Camps.” Articles: “The Life of a Young Volga German Woman in Soviet Forced Labor Camps” by Alex and Nancy Herzog, translations by Alex Herzog; “Celebrating Catherine II’s 1763 Manifesto: An Enduring Legacy 250 Years On: Part II” by Kenneth Rock; “History of German Colony Neu Balzer from Beginning until Today” by Dr. Elena Ananyan, translated by Yulia Tsymbal.