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The article introduces the materials of the State Archive of Volga Germans in Engels (GIANP) to show how the First World War affected the life of the village of Tonkoshurovka. Military service, agricultural work, evacuation of livestock from frontline © Масленникова А. А., 2024 85 СТАРТОВАЯ ПЛОЩАДКА areas to the Volga region — these and other activities affected the fate of the colony. The article pays special attention to the issue of accommodation in Tonkoshurovka refugees, prisoners of war and Germans evicted from the western provinces of the country