The Germans From Russia: Children of the Steppe, Children of the Prairie

Follow The Migration

1920-23

Period of famine in Russia claims hundreds of thousands of lives - Death by starvation in the Volga German colonies is estimated at 166,000, one-third of the population.

League of Nations established in Vienna. (1920)
Earthquake in China kills 200,000. (1920)
Insulin first given to diabetic patients. (1922)
Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch fails. (1923)

Click here for more historic information from the
Germans From Russia Heritage Collection
at the North Dakota State University Library

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