Sally, >From what I have been able to determine that the immigrants took an oath similar to this when they arrived at St. Petersburg: The OATH in part states: "I, the below named, pledge and swear to Almighty God that I will and shall be to the Most Serene, the most Supreme and Mighty Great Lady and Empress EKATERINA ALEXEEEVNA, Autocrat of all the Russias, and Her Imperial Majesty's beloved son, the Crown-Prince and Grand-Duke PAUL PETROVICH, as the lawful legitimate Successor to the Throne of the Russian Empire, a loyal and obedient servant, and in additon to be faithful and responsible to/for my family as long as I find myself in the said highest place, as also it is published under the date of 22 July 1763 and contained in the Manifesto, and that I do not go or step beyond the limits of Her Imperial Majesty's highest will and command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All this I will and must loyally adhere to, so help me God in body and soul, through the help of Jesus Christ. Amen." Rosemary Larson AHSGR VC Kamenka & Pfeifer ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 3:07 PM Subject: [GV] when did the Germans on the Volga become citizens? I am corresponding (email) with a second cousin who is Russian, Igor Zitzer. He asked me about the citizenship of our relatives. His own father Viktor Zitzer died when he was only 9. I never thought to ask that question before. Did our ancestors automatically become Russian citizens when they settled on the Volga? Thanks, Sally Zitzer Edmonds, WA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thank you Rosemary! Could you tell us where you found this? I have some books about the Volga Germans but don't remember seeing this discussed. I'll have to check some of them. Sally On Mon, 1 Nov 2010, Rosemary Larson wrote: > Sally, > > From what I have been able to determine that the immigrants took an oath > similar to this when they arrived at St. Petersburg: > > The OATH in part states: > > "I, the below named, pledge and swear to Almighty God that I will and > shall be to the Most Serene, the most Supreme and Mighty Great Lady > and Empress EKATERINA ALEXEEEVNA, Autocrat of all the Russias, > and Her Imperial Majesty's beloved son, the Crown-Prince and > Grand-Duke PAUL PETROVICH, as the lawful legitimate Successor > to the Throne of the Russian Empire, a loyal and obedient servant, > and in additon to be faithful and responsible to/for my family as long > as I find myself in the said highest place, as also it is published > under the date of 22 July 1763 and contained in the Manifesto, and > that I do not go or step beyond the limits of Her Imperial Majesty's > highest will and command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > All this I will and must loyally adhere to, so help me God in body > and soul, through the help of Jesus Christ. Amen." > > Rosemary Larson > AHSGR VC Kamenka & Pfeifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 3:07 PM > Subject: [GV] when did the Germans on the Volga become citizens? > > > > > I am corresponding (email) with a second cousin who is Russian, > Igor Zitzer. He asked me about the citizenship of our relatives. > His own father Viktor Zitzer died when he was only 9. I never > thought to ask that question before. Did our ancestors automatically > become Russian citizens when they settled on the Volga? > > Thanks, > > Sally Zitzer > Edmonds, WA > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >