"Foundling Trade" in German Colonies near St.-Petersburg
The article reveals the problem of upbringing of children born out of wedlock, foster children of St.-Petersburg Foundling Hospitals in German colonies. This trade started in 1821 in the Fridental colony; since 1822 reception of children in colonies had become a mass phenomenon. It was completed with the closing of the colonies’ district in 1885. Mechanisms of foster children selection and arrival, and conditions of their life and studies are examined. By the example of the “foundling trade” the author explores the problem of interaction of different departments with which foreign settlers were connected.