Анотація:
The article is dedicated to the question of settlement by Ukrainian peasants of steppe areas of modem Volgograd region of Russian Federation which was started at the end of XVI - at the beginning of XVII centuries and become more intensive in XVIII-XIX centuries. This process gone off at several stages: unauthorized colonization of steppe virgin lands by fugitive peasants and governmental colonization - recruiting. The author attends particularly the history of "Chymaki" and appearance of Ukrainian "Chymaki” settlements in Volga region.