Introduction

• Presentation seeks to offer an overview of the linguistic development of Mennonite Low German (Plautdietsch) throughout Russian Mennonite history

• • Development of Mennonite Plautdietsch inextricably tied to the emigrations of Russian Mennonites and their relationships with non-Mennonite neighbours
  • Familiar stories, albeit from a linguistic perspective: what does Russian Mennonite history have to tell us about Plautdietsch, and, in turn, what does Plautdietsch tell us about Russian Mennonite history?