Plautdietsch in Russia

• This pattern remains largely consistent until after the first wave of Mennonite migration from Russia in 1870s:

• • Emigration prompted again by land shortages, compulsory state service in lieu of military duty, as well as the forced introduction of Russian language instruction into schools
  • Would result in the first major Russian-Mennonite settlement in North America, eventually leading to the settlement of the Sask. Valley, as well