DISTRICT / AIMAG
German National District
REGION
Altai Krai
Dvorskoye
The village of Dvorskoye is located on the Kulunda Plain in the German National District of Altai Krai and was founded in 1908 by settlers from the Black Sea region.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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German National District
Altai Krai
Historical background
The village of Dvorskoye was founded in 1908 by settlers from the Black Sea region and until 1917 was part of the Orlova volost of the Barnaul district of the Tomsk province, belonging to the Orlovo-Schönsee Mennonite community. In 1926, a primary school and a rural council operated in the village. In 1931, the collective farm "Novy Put" was organized, which in 1950 became part of the collective farm named after Clara Zetkin, and from 1964 became part of the collective farm named after Lenin. During the period of repressions in 1937–1938, 17 residents were shot in the village.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
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Natural surroundings
The village is located in the flat Kulunda steppe at an altitude of about 160 meters above sea level; there are no rivers or lakes near the settlement.
Historical and cultural legacy
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Living culture and memory
The village preserves the traditions of Russian Germans, including wedding rituals, family customs, religious holidays, and the embroidery of pictures with sayings (Spruchs). As part of district culinary projects, local residents present traditional German dishes such as stewed potatoes with meat, liver sausage, potato dumplings, stollen, strudel, Maultaschen, eisbein, and sausage in dough.
