Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove

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Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove
Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

The museum was founded in 2000 on the initiative of state farm (sovkhoz) director P. I. Pohorielov. The main fund comprises 1,300 museum artifacts, and the auxiliary research fund holds 2,000 items.

The current exhibition includes sections related to the history (formerly the German colony Karlsruhe in the Landau Volost, Odesa Uyezd of the Kherson Governorate) and the present day of the village. Notably, the museum features exhibitions rich in ethnographic and military-historical materials. The museum staff maintains correspondence with former residents of Stepove of German descent. This has allowed the museum not only to replenish its holdings with photographs and documents but also to create an exhibition section dedicated to their lives and activities during the period 1914–1944.

Wall hanging with text

„Hier soll das Glück erblühen, Leid und Sorgen weiter zieh`n!“ "May happiness blossom here, and may sorrow and worries pass on!" Karlsruhe village, Landauer District, Odesа uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1900s. Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Wall hanging with text

„Nach des Tages Lachen und Weinen, Mögen dir Rosen im Traume erscheinen.“ "After the day's laughter and tears, may roses appear to you in your dreams." Karlsruhe village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1900s. Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Wall mirror

Landau village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1900s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Gravestone of Peter Stein

Landau village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1921 Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Beer stein

Germany, 1900s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Floor tile, used for paving the floor of the Church of St. Peter and Paul in the village of Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1880s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Plowshare

Karlsruhe village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1920s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Shoe last for making women's shoes

Karlsruhe village, Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1920s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Colander

Landauer District, Odesa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, 1900s Folk Museum of the History of the Village and Agriculture of Stepove Stepove village, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

For this project, photographic materials were used, which were taken during the historical and ethnographic expeditions of 2001–2003 and 2007–2009 (led by Candidate of Historical Sciences V. V. Solodova) to the former German colonies of the Black Sea region – in villages of the Odesa and Mykolaiv Oblasts.