▁not ▁be ▁expected ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁political ▁parties . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁Ts ar ' s ▁D uma ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁professor ▁Karl ▁Lin dem ann ▁experiences ▁with ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁the ▁colon ists ▁diss atisf action . ▁The ▁colon ists ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings , ▁across ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁coast . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁colon ist ▁represent atives ▁met ▁in ▁Od essa ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁by ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁" All - Russ ian ▁Federation ▁of ▁Russian ▁Germ ans " ▁(" All r uss ischer ▁Bund ▁russ ischer ▁Deutsch er "). ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁Od essa ▁committee ▁then ▁sent ▁organiz ers ▁to ▁conduct ▁meet ings ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁local ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁The ▁Crown ▁col ony ▁of ▁Crime a - T aur ida ▁Johannes ▁Sch le uning , ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Vol ga ▁colon ists ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁for ▁a ▁reverse ▁migration ▁to ▁Germany . ▁Past or ▁Im manuel ▁W ink ler , ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁" All - Russ ian ▁Federation ▁of ▁Russian ▁Germ ans " ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a