The Orenburg Germans have made a huge contribution to the development of the region, both in economic and social as well as spiritual and cultural spheres. Historical data show that for more than a century of their stay in the Orenburg land they have contributed to the multifaceted development of the Orenburg region. The German population of the region sought to preserve their national customs, culture and language. The main occupation of the Germans of the Orenburg region is agriculture. But at the same time Germans willingly engaged in handicraft production: they produced various painted and carved objects, pottery, were fond of artistic processing of metals, weaving and embroidery. But at the same time, almost always the Germans in Russia were under suspicion and in Tsarist times, and during the Soviet regime. Russian Germans for many years were repressed by the people. This is evidenced, in particular, by the Orenburg archival documents under the stamp of "secret". Nowadays, Russian Germans are gradually disappearing as they leave for Germany.

Andrew Tikhomirov, graduated from the Orenburg State Pedagogical Institute in 1986 with a degree in history, social sciences, state and law, worked as a teacher in secondary schools and universities, and edited newspapers. He has published in Belarus, Germany, Latvia, Mauritius, Russia and the USA.