2,605
edits
place template
Joycebevans (talk | contribs) (added a link) |
(place template) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[Russia|Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Russia Genealogy|Genealogy]]'' | |||
The astonishing thing about Russian genealogy is the fact that it is possible at all. Wars, revolutions and ignorance have destroyed a significant part of written records. Persecution, and even massacres, of people belonging to “wrong” classes discouraged the transition of family memories to young generations. Only a decade ago Russian genealogists started to come out in the open. | The astonishing thing about Russian genealogy is the fact that it is possible at all. Wars, revolutions and ignorance have destroyed a significant part of written records. Persecution, and even massacres, of people belonging to “wrong” classes discouraged the transition of family memories to young generations. Only a decade ago Russian genealogists started to come out in the open. | ||
| Line 108: | Line 108: | ||
*[http://www.vgd.ru http://www.vgd.ru] | *[http://www.vgd.ru http://www.vgd.ru] | ||
*[http://www.petergen.com http://www.petergen.com] | *[http://www.petergen.com http://www.petergen.com] | ||
{{Place|Russia}} | |||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]] | ||