When/how did Pomerianian go from being Slavic to German?

[Klausewitz]

You have no idea just how specific that nonsense gets...

 

[fredinno]

Getting ready to start watching the series Ekaterina on Amazon Prime, about Catherine the Great. I'm going to be watching with my family, and it's going to be my job to explain as much as I can. I'm not some expert, but I know a few things. -Like I'll mention how Frederick the Great's lucky @$$ got saved from certain doom & destruction, thanks to the sudden death of the Tsarina... and her successor was a total fanboy.

But one thing I've been wondering about, is the apparent Pomeranian culture shift. So, of course everyone knows Catherine is this 'German' Princess, who came to rule Russia (by brutally betraying her husband, the Tsar). But I'm thinkin', in the back of my head... you know, you don't have to go back that far & Pomeranian was Slavic culture (and religion).

It was one of the last areas (which we now think of as 'German') to be added to the HRE. So I'm just wondering, how German was this 'German' princess, or is there a bit more to the story? I don't know Catherine's bloodline... maybe she was totally German. -But what about the Pomeranians, in general?

I have this notion that maybe the Russians accepted her, in part, because deep in the back of their minds Pomeranian was really just a hijacked culture of their own Slavic peoples. But, maybe I'm reaching for something that isn't there...

Same story as Prussia, Silesia, and much of the former central part of the PLC- the upper class and immigrants from Germany/Poland came in, and gradually assimilated the native population.

 

[Palatinus Germanicus]

The Sorbs still try to keep a distinguished different culture alive. Population is less than 60.000 now though.

Seems like such a missed opportunity. Why doesn't Germany just release the northeastern corner as a semi-autonomous vassal... with old, native Slavic 'rulership'. Then reactivate the old Peenemünde test facilities, under the guise of a burgeoning native space program. Troll the world, with what is obviously doomsday weapons testing & payload delivery systems (firing test rockets right into the North Sea, a la 1944). Then when the EU, UN, or whoever comes and says, "this must be stopped"... you can just reply; "It's just the poor, old native SLAVIC peoples, trying to work on their petty science projects. Did you hear what I said? ...Slavic! Don't be racist!!"

-Then, of course, in the 21 century... they would have to back down, or else appear to be intolerant. -Which of course is totally unacceptable. Just make sure you encourage them to go back to their old Slavic religion... that would seal the deal. In this modern environment, I think this would totally work.

Why do I have to come up with all the evil schemes?? I was the one who told Putin he should re-take old Russian Empire lands, way back before the 2014 Olympics. And he's been doing exactly what I suggested, ever since. Now what about Ahn-Gehl-Ah Mehr-Kehl (perfect pronunciation), does she read here?