Mennonites in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union : Through Much Tribulation / Leonard G. Friesen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friesen, Leonard G., author.

Series:

Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite studies.

Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book offers a history of Mennonites from their initial settlement in the Russian Empire to the collapse of the USSR.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Maps and Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

A Note on Transliteration and Nomenclature

Introduction

Part I: Mennonite Origins

1 Foundations: An Ancient Faith, a Swiss Reformation, and Anabaptist Renewal

2 Melchoir, Münster, and Menno: From Early Dutch (Melchiorite) Anabaptists to Mennonites

3 A Faith Community on the Move: Mennonites, Poland, and Prussia, 1536-1800

Part II: Mennonites in Imperial Russia

4 A New Homeland in New Russia: Mennonite Settlement in the Russian Empire, 1789-1830

5 Pietistic Progressivism: Johann Cornies and the Transformation of Russian Mennonitism, 1800-1848

6 A Community in Crisis: A Divided Faith, the Revolt of the Landless, and Threatened Military Service, 1860-1874

7 From Crisis to Consolidation: The Flourishing of Russian Mennonitism, 1865-1883

8 Glory Days: The Apogee of Russian Mennonitism, 1883-1904

9 Confession or Sect? German or German-Speaking? Mennonite Identity Politics on the Edge of the Abyss, 1881-1917

Part III: Mennonites in the Soviet Era

10 After Eichenfeld: Soviet-Era Mennonites between Reconstruction and Emigration, 1917-1927

11 When God Leads You into the Wilderness: Mennonites in the Stalinist Crucible, 1927-1934

12 The Road to Rochegda: Soviet Terror, Nazi Occupation, and Stalinist Repatriation, 1934-1953

13 Detour to Dzhetisai: The Soviet Mennonite Renaissance in Stalin's Shadow, 1953-1991

14 Coda: Zaporozhe 1989. One Story Ends and Another Begins

Notes

Bibliography

Index

TSARIST AND SOVIET MENNONITE STUDIES.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4875-0567-1

1-4875-0568-X

OCLC:

1295578618