Peter P. Klassen
Peter P. Klassen (born 1926 in the Soviet Union) is a Russian Mennonite author living in Paraguay and writing in German language.
Peter P. Klassen fled with his parents from Russia to Paraguay, arriving there in 1931. He has had a distinguished career as the premier historian of Mennonites in South America.[1][2][3] Klassen has also worked as a teacher and was a long-time editor of the Paraguayan Mennonite newspaper Mennoblatt.
Selected works
- Die Mennoniten in Paraguay. Band 1: Reich Gottes und Reich dieser Welt (Bolanden-Weierhof, Germany 2001) ISBN 3921881056
- Kaputi Mennonita. Eine friedliche Begegnung im Chaco-Krieg (Asuncion, Paraguay 1976)
- Und ob ich schon wanderte... Geschichten zur Geschichte der Wanderung und Flucht der Mennoniten von Preussen über Russland nach Amerika (Bolanden-Weierhof, Germany 1997)
- Die schwarzen Reiter. Geschichten zur Geschichte eines Glaubensprinzips (Uchte, Germany 1999)
- So geschehen in Kronsweide (Germany 2003)
References
- ^ Gerhard Reimer (14 July 2007). "The "Green Hell" Becomes Home: Mennonites in Paraguay as Described in the Writings of Peter P. Klassen" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Historical Writing — GAMEO". Gameo.org. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Literature, Russo-German Mennonite — GAMEO". Gameo.org. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
External links
- Books by Peter P. Klassen in the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
- Laudatio für Peter P. Klassen by Jakob Warkentin (2006)
- "The 'Green Hell' Becomes Home: Mennonites in Paraguay as Described in the Writings of Peter P. Klassen" by Gerhard Reimer, Mennonite Quarterly Review 2002
- Pledge of Allegiance by Peter P. Klassen (2008)