Excerpt: This article shows how German colonists from the Tsarist Empire were, by means of a colonialist discourse, made into instruments of the Germanization of Eastern Europe. Their supposed lack of sophistication was practically prerequisite for coping with the ostensibly primitive inhabitants and the untamed wilderness. During the 18th and up to the end of the 19th century, Germany saw extensive emigration. Many Germans who did not inherit a farm moved to places where land was cheaply available. While most emigrants went to America, many Germans also moved to Eastern Europe.