Great book to take a peek at what life was like in Russia for our ancestors. Bob has done tons of research to put this together. You can contact Bob by email or find his address on the VC page at this site. There is a one page article about the village of Rosental, Crimea, the second page is a map of the village, and a third page gives the founding families of Rosental and Kronental, Crimea. This book gives a list of the villages in which the Mennonite lived in during their stay in the Crimea.
Some villages have a small write up about it s formation, location, and people who lived there.
The book also gives a brief overview of the Mennonites initial migration to the Chortitza and Molotschna colonies in Taurien from which the Crimean colonies were formed. This book gives a great overview of what life was like in the late 1800 s in the Crimea. It includes reflections on threshing time, taking the grain to market, visits from the Gypsies, and much more. A definite good read for anyone with ties to the Crimea to see what life was like there. David s family lived in Ludwigstal, Crimea and had moved there from Kronental, Crimea.