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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: История России</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8674</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-8690</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">52472</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8674-2026-25-3-454-465</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">DHAGGF</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>HISTORY OF PEOPLES AND REGIONS OF RUSSIA</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИСТОРИЯ НАРОДОВ И РЕГИОНОВ РОССИИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Religious Life of German Diaspora in Turkestan in the Second Half of 19th - Early 20th Century</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Религиозная жизнь немецкой диаспоры в Туркестане во второй половине XIX - начале XX века</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-6884</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1623-5595</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Inoyatova</surname><given-names>Dilaram M.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Иноятова</surname><given-names>Диларам Маниглиевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Habil. History, Professor of the Department of Contemporary History of Uzbekistan</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор исторических наук, профессор кафедры Новейшей истории Узбекистана</p></bio><email>devonxona@nuu.uz</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный университет Узбекистана имени Мирзо Улугбека</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-09-29" publication-format="electronic"><day>29</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 25, NO3 (2026)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 25, №3 (2026)</issue-title><fpage>454</fpage><lpage>465</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-09-28"><day>28</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Inoyatova D.M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Иноятова Д.М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Inoyatova D.M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Иноятова Д.М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/52472">https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/52472</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The study analyzes the religious life of the German diaspora in Turkestan. The research focuses on the German population during the existence of the Turkestan Governorate-General (Russian Turkestan) as an ethnic community representing the German diaspora. There are used previously unpublished materials found in the collections of the National Archive of Uzbekistan and the State Archives of the Khorezm Region. It is shown that the German population that settled in Russian Turkestan was not homogeneous. There were differences in their social status and religious views. In religious terms, among the representatives of the German diaspora there were widespread Lutheranism, Mennonitism, and Reformed Christianity, and over time, there appeared Adventists and Baptists, as well as a small number of Catholics and Orthodox Christians. The Lutherans and Mennonites were noted for their particular piety, in contrast to the Germans who integrated into society by adopting Orthodoxy. A strong commitment to religion had a significant impact on their cultural characteristics, shaping a unique lifestyle and interaction within the community. The author concludes that religion not only served as a source of spiritual support, but also played a key role in uniting people, helping them adapt to new living conditions and maintain their identity in conditions of cultural heterogeneity.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Объектом исследования является немецкое население в период существования Туркестанского генерал-губернаторства как этническая общность, представляющая собой немецкую диаспору. Использованы ранее не публиковавшиеся материалы, обнаруженные в фондах Национального архива Узбекистана и Государственного архива Хорезмской области. Показано, что немецкое население, поселившееся в Русском Туркестане, не было однородным. Существовали расхождения в общественном положении и религиозных взглядах. В религиозном плане среди представителей немецкой диаспоры были распространены лютеранство, меннонитство, реформатство, а со временем появились адвентисты и баптисты, с незначительным количеством католиков и православных. Отмечена особая набожность лютеран и меннонитов в отличие от немцев, интегрировавшихся в общество через принятие православия. Крепкая привязанность к религии оказывала заметное влияние на их культурные особенности, формируя уникальный стиль жизни и взаимодействия внутри общины. Автор приходит к выводу, что религия не только служила источником духовной поддержки, но и играла ключевую роль в объединении людей, помогая им адаптироваться к новым условиям жизни и сохранять свою идентичность в условиях культурной разнородности.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>frontier modernization</kwd><kwd>German population of Russia</kwd><kwd>diaspora group</kwd><kwd>religion</kwd><kwd>adaptation</kwd><kwd>cultural heritage</kwd><kwd>basic education</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>фронтирная модернизация</kwd><kwd>немецкое население России</kwd><kwd>диаспоральная группа</kwd><kwd>адаптация</kwd><kwd>культурное наследие</kwd><kwd>базовое образование</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Belk, F.R. The Great of the Russia Mennonites to Central Asia. 1880–1884. 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