Journal of Ethnic Microhistory

There are four publications in issue 13, III-2025 of "Journal of Ethnic Microhistory". 1. The article ''Leo Tolstoy in the German Mass Consciousness in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries'', written by Walther Friesen, examines the impact of Leo Tolstoy's philosophical ideas on the formation of mass consciousness, as well as the convictions of German politicians at that time. To this end, the author analyses relevant articles from provincial German newspapers. The article is written in German and preceded by an English abstract. 2. The ''Diary of Wilhelm Mette: Third Chronicle of the Air Raids on the Lünen-South Area Between 23 May 1943 and 15 May 1945, Written Down and Collected for the Children and Grandchildren of Wilhelm Mette'' offers a genuine picture of the day-to-day existence of the inhabitants of the German city of Lünen as the Second World War was drawing to a close. The article is written in German and preceded by an English abstract. 3. The article ''The Germans' Struggle to Leave the USSR'', written by human rights activist Eduard Deibert, focuses on one episode in the history of the Russia-Germans' struggle to return to Germany. Johann Unger was one of the leaders of this peaceful movement. The article is written in German and preceded by an English abstract. 4. The short essay 'Saga of the Lorenz-Regnier-Wolf Family', written by Dmitri Wolf, recounts the story of the Germans who settled down in Central Asia during the Soviet era. The article is written in German and preceded by an extended English abstract.