volga germans
The Volga Germans (German: Wolgadeutsche or Russlanddeutsche, Russian: Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ð»Ð¶ÑÐºÐ¸Ðµ Ð½ÐµÐ¼ÑÑ, Povolzhskie nemtsy) were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south.