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=== Online Records === | === Online Records === | ||
*'''1550-1850''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49342/ Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850] at Ancestry | *'''1550-1850''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49342/ Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1750-1805''' | *'''1750-1805''' {{FSC|420725|item|disp=Auswandererkartei der Deutschen nach Ungarn und Rußland, 1750-1805 (Emigration index of Germans in '''Hungary and Russia''', 1750-1805)}} | ||
*'''1834-1897''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=218489221Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage ($), index. | *'''1834-1897''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=218489221Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage ($), index. | ||
*''' | *'''1850-1934''' {{FSC|43289|item|disp=Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934}} (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=russia Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images. | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hamburg-germany-emigrants Hamburg, Germany Emigrants] at Findmypast, ($) index. | |||
*'''1862-1928''' {{FSC|534673|item|disp=Records of the Russian Consular Offices in the United States : NARA publication M1486, 1862-1928}} Includes passports and passport applications, visas, nationality certificates, certificates of origin, inheritance information, contracts, and correspondence. These documents include name, date of birth, exact place of birth, details on family relationships, relatives living in the U.S. and Russia, physical description, photographs, details of military service, reasons for immigration, date and place of immigration, religion, and other information. | |||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=russia Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Russia | |||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=russia&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Russia | |||
*'''1898-1922''' [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants-russian-empire/Pages/introduction.aspx Immigrants from the Russian Empire, 1898-1922] to Canada | *'''1898-1922''' [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants-russian-empire/Pages/introduction.aspx Immigrants from the Russian Empire, 1898-1922] to Canada | ||
*'''1898-1922''' | *'''1898-1922''' {{FSC|719669|item|disp=Records of Imperial Russian consulates in Canada, 1898-1922 [LI-RA-MA collection}} | ||
*'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage | *'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Russia | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/russians-to-america Russians To America] at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/russians-to-america Russians To America] at Findmypast - index only ($) | ||
*'''1919''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180723012726/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/russian_refugees.htm Russian Refugees, 1919 at Malta] | *'''1919''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180723012726/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/russian_refugees.htm Russian Refugees, 1919 at Malta] | ||
*'''1935-1945''' [http://archive.khabkrai.ru/brem/ Russian Immigrants from China to Australia, Brazil, and the U.S.A.] An Alphabetical database of Russian immigrants who were living in China/Manchuria. Entries include individuals who left between 1935-1945. There are 56,472 of various lengths. | *'''1935-1945''' [http://archive.khabkrai.ru/brem/ Russian Immigrants from China to Australia, Brazil, and the U.S.A.] An Alphabetical database of Russian immigrants who were living in China/Manchuria. Entries include individuals who left between 1935-1945. There are 56,472 of various lengths. | ||
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*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | ||
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Russia under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | *[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Russia under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | ||
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
====Germans from Russia==== | ====Germans from Russia==== | ||
*'''1750-1943''' | *'''1750-1943''' {{FSC|398176|item|disp=Namenskartei von Siedlern in Russland und Rücksiedler nach Deutschland, 1750-1943}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by governmental jurisdiction, village, and then surname, of German immigrants residing in Russia. Many cards provide birth and death dates, marriage dates, names of spouses, the number of children, when and from where they emigrated, and other genealogical information. A separate set, arranged alphabetically by former Russian town of residence, indicates those who moved back to Germany, but gives no information on where they eventually settled in Germany. Some cards are out of order, and include localities in Hungary, Rumania, Poland, and other countries outside of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. | ||
*'''1750-1943''' | *'''1750-1943''' {{FSC|398186|item|disp=Bestandskartei der Rußlanddeutschen, 1750-1943}} Index cards of ethnic Germans in Russia, arranged alphabetically by surname. While not all the cards contain the same amount of information, many of them supply the given name, present address, birth place and date, place and date of death, earlier and present citizenship; place of origin, year of emigration, and names of ancestors who first emigrated from Germany; places of residence in Russia; year of emigration from Russia; earlier occupation and later activities; religion, whether pedigrees exist; name, places and dates of birth, marriage, and death, occupation for spouse; names, birthplaces and dates for children; and documentary sources. | ||
*'''1807-1810''' | *'''1807-1810''' {{FSC|420716|item|disp=Kartei der Auswanderer aus Elsaß und Baden nach Rußland, 1807-1810}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German emigrants from Baden and Elsaß-Lothringen (the latter now Moselle in France) to Russia. Includes ages for spouses and children, year and place of emigration, where family settled, children's ages, and documentary references. | ||
*'''1870-1945''' | *'''1870-1945''' {{FSC|420719|item|disp=Auswandererkartei von Rußlanddeutschen nach China und Nordamerika : 1870-1945}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants '''from Russia to China, North America, Argentina, elsewhere'''. Includes birthplaces and dates for both spouses and children, date of emigration and destination, place and date of marriage, children's names and documentary references. | ||
*'''1870-1940''' | *'''1870-1940''' {{FSC|420699|item|disp=Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Paraguay und Uruguay, 1870-1940}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants from Russia to Paraguay and Uruguay. Includes information on places and dates of birth and death for both spouses and children, ancestral home, state of allegiance, religion, occupation, date of emigration, place of settlement, place and date of marriage, maiden name of wife, names of children, and documentary sources. | ||
*'''1870-1940''' | *'''1870-1940''' {{FSC|420691|item|disp=Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Brasilien, 1870-1940}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants from Russia to Brazil. Includes information about dates and places of birth and death (or age) for both spouses and children, place and date of marriage, religion, homeland, date of emigration, profession, and documentary sources. Though most destinations were for Brazil, a few settled in Argentina, Canada, and the U. S. A. | ||
*'''1870-1940''' | *'''1870-1940''' {{FSC|420695|item|disp=Auswandererkartei von Rußlanddeutschen nach Kanada, 1870-1940}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants from Russia to Canada. Includes information on places and dates of birth and death for both spouses and children, homeland, state of allegiance, religion, date of emigration, place of settlement, occupation, place and date of marriage, wife's full name. | ||
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}}, index. | *'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}}, index. | ||
*[http://www.odessa3.org/ Odessa Digital Library] | *[http://www.odessa3.org/ Odessa Digital Library] | ||
*'''1929-1930''' | *'''1929-1930''' {{FSC|420708|item|disp=Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen, 1929-1930}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants '''from Russia to Germany, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, etc'''. | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Russia== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Russia== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]== Emigration and Immigration Records == | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]== Emigration and Immigration Records == | ||
'''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | '''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | ||
*[[Emigration Records of Europe|Emigration Records of Europe]] | |||
==Immigration into Russia== | ==Immigration into Russia== | ||
*According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | *According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | ||
*In 1941, Joseph Stalin ordered all inhabitants with a German father to be deported, mostly to '''Siberia or Kazakhstan'''. | *In 1941, Joseph Stalin ordered all inhabitants with a German father to be deported, mostly to '''Siberia or Kazakhstan'''. | ||
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*The White Russian diaspora, named for the Russians and Belarusians who left Russia (the USSR 1918–91) in the wake of the 1917 October Revolution and Russian Civil War, seeking to preserve pre-Soviet Russian culture, the Orthodox Christian faith. It includes exiled former Communist party members, such as Leon Trotsky. | *The White Russian diaspora, named for the Russians and Belarusians who left Russia (the USSR 1918–91) in the wake of the 1917 October Revolution and Russian Civil War, seeking to preserve pre-Soviet Russian culture, the Orthodox Christian faith. It includes exiled former Communist party members, such as Leon Trotsky. | ||
*The millions of Russian émigré and refugees found live in '''North America (the U.S. and Canada), Latin America with a sect of Pryguny or Molokans settled in Guadalupe Valley, Baja California in Mexico'''. | *The millions of Russian émigré and refugees found live in '''North America (the U.S. and Canada), Latin America with a sect of Pryguny or Molokans settled in Guadalupe Valley, Baja California in Mexico'''. | ||
*Most émigrés '''initially fled from Southern Russia and Ukraine to | *Most émigrés '''initially fled from Southern Russia and Ukraine to Türkiye and then moved to other Slavic countries in Europe''' (the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland). | ||
*A large number also fled to '''Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Iran, Germany and France. Some émigrés also fled to Portugal, Spain, Romania, Belgium, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and Italy. Berlin and Paris developed thriving émigré communities. | *A large number also fled to '''Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Iran, Germany and France. Some émigrés also fled to Portugal, Spain, Romania, Belgium, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and Italy. Berlin and Paris developed thriving émigré communities. | ||
*Many military and civil officers living, stationed, or fighting the Red Army across Siberia and the Russian Far East moved together with their families to '''Harbin (see Harbin Russians), to Shanghai (see Shanghai Russians) and to other cities of China, Central Asia, and Western China'''. After the withdrawal of US and Japanese troops from Siberia, some émigrés traveled to '''Japan'''. | *Many military and civil officers living, stationed, or fighting the Red Army across Siberia and the Russian Far East moved together with their families to '''Harbin (see Harbin Russians), to Shanghai (see Shanghai Russians) and to other cities of China, Central Asia, and Western China'''. After the withdrawal of US and Japanese troops from Siberia, some émigrés traveled to '''Japan'''. | ||
*During and after World War II, many Russian émigrés moved to the '''United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, South Africa and Australia, south Asia (India and Iran) and the Middle East (Egypt and | *During and after World War II, many Russian émigrés moved to the '''United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, South Africa and Australia, south Asia (India and Iran) and the Middle East (Egypt and Türkiye)''' – where many of their communities still exist in the 21st century.<ref>"White émigrés", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_%C3%A9migr%C3%A9, accessed 10 June 2021.</ref> | ||
====Russian Americans<ref name="Russia">"Russian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Americans, accessed 11 June 2021.</ref> ==== | ====Russian Americans<ref name="Russia">"Russian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Americans, accessed 11 June 2021.</ref> ==== | ||
=====Russian Colonization of America (1733-1867)===== | =====Russian Colonization of America (1733-1867)===== | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[Chile Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Chile Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Poland Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Poland Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Türkiye Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Yugoslavia Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Yugoslavia Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Russia - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1146623714|disp=Russia - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Russia - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1006798895|disp=Russia - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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