▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Ann ens ko je , ▁K amen etz ▁und ▁W lad imi row ka ▁were ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁economic ▁difficulties , ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁prosper ing ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 4 ▁villages ▁and ▁nine ▁est ates ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 2 , 6 0 0 ▁ha ▁( 8 0 , 6 0 0 ▁acres ) ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 6 7 0 . ▁A ▁M enn on ite ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁at ▁P les chan owo , ▁which ▁had ▁ 1 0 3 4 ▁bapt ized ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁ 2 6 8 9 ▁un b apt ized ▁at ten de es . ▁E lder ▁Daniel ▁Bos ch mann ▁led ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁The ▁M enn on ite ▁Bre th ren ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁L ug ow sk ▁built ▁a ▁very ▁beautiful ▁church ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁government ▁administrative ▁offices . ▁Abraham ▁Mart ens ▁was ▁elder ▁of ▁this ▁con greg ation . ▁An ▁Alliance ▁Church ▁In ▁D ons ko j ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁M enn on ite ▁Bre th ren ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁Civil ▁war ▁and ▁fam ine ▁Neu ▁Sam ara ▁came ▁through ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁with ▁relatively ▁little ▁suffering