Volga

The Volga German Republic (German: Wolgadeutsche Republik, short: Volga) is a Eastern Europe an State which is mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans who colonized and historically lived along the River Volga in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. It is bordered by Russia in the north south and west an shares a short border with Turkestan. It a relativly small state with an area of 27.400 km² and a  population of 947.000 people.

Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, the Volga Germans were allowed to maintain their German culture, language, traditions, and churches (Lutheran, Reformed, Catholics, Moravians, and Mennonites). Their communities survived even through the Rule of Sternberg and were made independent after WWII. Volga was part of the European bloc in the Cold War and has a strong connection to Germany today.