The most difficult period came with World War II . Neu Samara was not purged to the extent of other German settlements , but almost the whole adult population was evicted to forced labor camps . The remaining villagers needed to replace the absent workers , leaving much of the work to 13 - and 14-year-old children . Many never returned from the labor camps after the war . In spite of the economic difficulties the situation of the residents gradually improved . On 1 January 1967 Neu-Samara became part of the newly formed Krasnogwardejskij District ( previously Neu-Samara belonged to the Sorotschinsker District ) . The district 's administrative center is Pleschanowo . Pleschanowo and nearby Donskoj have grown significantly since 1967 , and include many non-Germans . Other villages have also increased in population . Podolsk und Lugowsk have grown into a single town . Most villages now have more than the original central street
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Great Purge
Neu Samara Colony