Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Russian-Germans 11
6. Chapter 2. Ethnic German and Jewish immigrants from post-Soviet countries in Germany 41
7. Chapter 3. Generation 1.5 of Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel and in Germany 69
8. Chapter 4. When networks tell just half the story 99
9. Chapter 5. From Russian motherland to German fatherland 135
10. Chapter 6. Young Russian-German adults 20 years after their repatriation to Germany 159
11. Chapter 7. Language attitudes and linguistic skills in young heritage speakers of Russian in Germany 197
12. Chapter 8. Lost in transmission? 225
13. Conclusion. Integration, identity, and language maintenance in young immigrants 269
14. Index 281