Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1Russian-Germans: Historical background, language varieties and language use
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Chapter 2Ethnic German and Jewish immigrants from post-Soviet countries in Germany: Identity formation and integration prospects
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Chapter 3Generation 1.5 of Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel and Germany: An overview of recent research and a German pilot study
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Chapter 4When networks tell just half the story: Language and social networks among Russian German and Russian Jewish migrants in Germany
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Chapter 5From Russian Motherland to German Fatherland: Young Russian immigrants in Germany
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Chapter 6Young Russian-German adults 20 years after their repatriation to Germany
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Chapter 7Language attitudes and linguistic skills in young heritage speakers of Russian in Germany
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Chapter 8Lost in transmission? Family language input and its role for the development of Russian as a heritage language in Germany
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ConclusionIntegration, identity, and language maintenance in young immigrants: Future research directions
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Index
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