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''[[Russia Genealogy|Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Russia Genealogy|Genealogy]]'' | ''[[Russia Genealogy|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. | ||
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*See tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center for help in [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Russia%22 "Russian History, Geography, Records and Resources"] and for [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Russia%22 "Reading Russian Handwritten Records"]. | *See tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center for help in [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Russia%22 "Russian History, Geography, Records and Resources"] and for [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Russia%22 "Reading Russian Handwritten Records"]. | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at''' | ||
[[Russia, | [[Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | === Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | ||
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*[http://www.petergen.com http://www.petergen.com] | *[http://www.petergen.com http://www.petergen.com] | ||
{{Place|Russia}} | {{Place|Russia}} | ||
{{H-langs|en=Russia Genealogy|ru=Россия Генеалогия}} | {{H-langs|en=Russia Genealogy|ru=Россия Генеалогия}} | ||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]][[Category:Russia Compiled Genealogies]] | ||