Peter Hilkes is a Research Associate at the East European Institute, Munich, Germany. Mr. Hilkes is one of Europe's leading authorities on the subject of the Germans in the former Soviet Union and their immigration to Germany. Hilkes in this interview provides information about Germans from Russia who have recently emigrated from Russia to Germany where not all have been viewed in a favorable light. He also discusses those ethnic Germans who still remain in the former Soviet Union. It is valuable to have someone like Mr. Hilkes - who works with German immigration officials and scholars to articulate his views and clarity of the official policies of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Mr. Hilkes was responsible for the development of the Bavarian House located in Odessa, Ukraine. He travels extensively to Russia and Ukraine specializing on the language, culture and history of the German heritage in the former Soviet Union.
