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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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Genealogy flourished in czarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, but it was quickly quashed following the revolution in 1917. | Genealogy flourished in czarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, but it was quickly quashed following the revolution in 1917. | ||
"The new regime saw genealogy as an ideologically defective science, which could only serve the ambitions of the upper classes. Therefore, it was considered to be harmful and useless, and was to be forbidden," Dr. Igor V. Sakharov | "The new regime saw genealogy as an ideologically defective science, which could only serve the ambitions of the upper classes. Therefore, it was considered to be harmful and useless, and was to be forbidden," Dr. Igor V. Sakharov said. | ||
"Under communist rule not only were millions of people subjected to repression, but also whole branches of science (were repressed). The first branch of science to go was genealogy. The genealogical societies were dissolved, the periodicals suppressed, and an end put to genealogical studies. | "Under communist rule not only were millions of people subjected to repression, but also whole branches of science (were repressed). The first branch of science to go was genealogy. The genealogical societies were dissolved, the periodicals suppressed, and an end put to genealogical studies. | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
The two primary sources for pre-revolutionary genealogy in Russia are parish registers (more precisely, parish register transcripts) and revision lists (poll tax census). In both cases the annual returns for a particular region were often bound together no matter how many folios existed for that region. Church books are not the best research source for Russian genealogy. Both archivists and researchers agree that the best place to begin research is in the revision lists. Revision lists were kept between 1719-1858 to support a national poll tax. | The two primary sources for pre-revolutionary genealogy in Russia are parish registers (more precisely, parish register transcripts) and revision lists (poll tax census). In both cases the annual returns for a particular region were often bound together no matter how many folios existed for that region. Church books are not the best research source for Russian genealogy. Both archivists and researchers agree that the best place to begin research is in the revision lists. Revision lists were kept between 1719-1858 to support a national poll tax. | ||
=== Lineage Books (rodoslovnye knigi) === | === Lineage Books (rodoslovnye knigi) === | ||
The gentry nobility assembly | The gentry nobility assembly - ''deputatskoye dvorianskoye sobraniye'' was established in 1785 by Catherine the Great as the local governing body of the nobility. These books were compiled and turned into the assembly to confirm their hereditary status. Though much of the information is accurate, there was widespread corruption: bribery, false genealogies, and forged documents. In Ukraine, the ranks of the nobility swelled to 23-25,000 by the late 1780s. Petitions were reviewed and 10,000 were rejected in the 1790s. | ||
=== Historical Events and Record Keeping === | === Historical Events and Record Keeping === | ||
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*1761-1767 third revision | *1761-1767 third revision | ||
*1775 the number of provinces went from 15 to 40; country (''uyezd'') administration created (level below the ''guberniya''); the provincial treasury responsible to conduct revisions; recruiting boards '''''recruit lists''''' | *1775 the number of provinces went from 15 to 40; country (''uyezd'') administration created (level below the ''guberniya''); the provincial treasury responsible to conduct revisions; recruiting boards '''''recruit lists''''' | ||
*1781-17 87 fourth revision | *1781-17 87 fourth revision | ||
*1785 city councils created '''''resident books'''''; gentry assemblies created '''''lineage books''''' | *1785 city councils created '''''resident books'''''; gentry assemblies created '''''lineage books''''' | ||
*1794-1808 fifth revision | *1794-1808 fifth revision | ||
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*1833-1835 eighth revision | *1833-1835 eighth revision | ||
*1837 police district (''stan'') created | *1837 police district (''stan'') created | ||
*1839 village ''(selo'') administration created (level below the volost) | *1839 village ''(selo'') administration created (level below the''volost'') | ||
*1850-1852 ninth revision | *1850-1852 ninth revision | ||
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'''Alexander III, 1881-1894''' | '''Alexander III, 1881-1894''' | ||
*1889 creation of the rural uchastok (civil district) | *1889 creation of the rural ''uchastok'' (civil district) | ||
'''Nicholas II, 1894-1917''' | '''Nicholas II, 1894-1917''' | ||
*1897 universal census '''''census lists''''' | *1897 universal census '''''census lists''''' | ||
=== Research Aids === | |||
See tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Russian Research: | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/introduction-to-russian-research Introduction to Russian Research] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-russian-documents-the-russian-alphabet Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet] | |||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at''' | |||
[[Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | |||
'''A map showing the interconnectiveness of Eastern European Royalty with western and central Europe''' | |||
[http://gis.huri.harvard.edu/rusgen/ Russian Genealogical map] A Russian Genealogy Web Map is an attempt to render visually the dynastic connections made between the ruling family of Rus’ (the Volodimerovichi) and the rest of medieval European royalty in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. | |||
=== Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | === Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | ||
* | *[[Professional_Genealogists_who_specialize_in_Russian_Research|Professional Genealogists specializing in Russian Research]] | ||
=== Russian Genealogy Links === | === Russian Genealogy Links === | ||
*http://www. | *[http://www.svrt.ru Union of the Renaissance Pedigree Traditions VV Bibikov] | ||
*[http://www.vgd.ru All Russia Family Tree] | |||
*[http://www.petergen.com Petergen.com] | |||
*[http://www.iisg.nl/abb/ Archeo Biblio Base] - National and provincial archives | |||
*[http://www.lemko.org/genealogy/galiciapl.html Galacia Vital Records] - Index to Greek Catholic localities in L'viv Consistory (many records available on microfilm) | |||
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[[ru:Россия Генеалогия]] | |||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]][[Category:Russia Compiled Genealogies]] | ||
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