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References to materials from Russian archives will generally follow a citation similar to this format:   
References to materials from Russian archives will generally follow a citation similar to this format:   


==== State Archives of the Saratov Oblast ====
===='''State Archives of the Saratov Oblast'''====
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The State Archives of the Saratov Oblast contains records for both the Black Sea and Volga areas. The following is a list of available record collections:   
The State Archives of the Saratov Oblast contains records for both the Black Sea and Volga areas. The following is a list of available record collections:   
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|Kherson Diocese and Mogilev Archdiocese
|Kherson Diocese and Mogilev Archdiocese
|Church Records  
|Church Records
|1801-1853
|1801-1853
|Catholic
|Catholic
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Finding aids for Lutheran and Catholic parish records in the Volga region (Nikolaevsk and Novouzensk uyezdi) are available online through the [http://saratov.rusarchives.ru/bd/metr_bd/index.html Saratov Archives]. For instructions on how to use this resource, please see..........   
Finding aids for Lutheran and Catholic parish records in the Volga region (Nikolaevsk and Novouzensk uyezdi) are available online through the [http://saratov.rusarchives.ru/bd/metr_bd/index.html Saratov Archives]. For instructions on how to use this resource, please see..........   


==== St. Petersburg Central State Historical Archives ====
===='''St. Petersburg Central State Historical Archives'''====
This archive contains vital records for the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory. These records are available through FamilySearch.
This archive contains duplicate vital records from the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory. These records; however, are available through FamilySearch. See Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 and the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Russia_%22How_to%22_Guides Germans from Russia: Locating Church Records] "How to" guide for more information about these records.
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|spbarchives.ru
|http://spbarchives.ru
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|cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
|cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
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|'''Reading Room Contact:'''  
|'''Reading Room Contact:'''
|chitzal.cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
|chitzal.cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
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Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 190121
Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 190121
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==== '''State Historical Archive of the Volga Germans (also known as Engels Archive)''' ====
The Engels archive contains records and information regarding the Volga Germans from 1764-1941. The archive was created during the Soviet period under the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Volga Germans. It was a branch of the Saratov archives from 1945-2005, but is now an independent archive. The archive contains both Lutheran and Catholic church records as well as documents regarding to colony affairs.
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|http://engels-archive.ru/
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|archive.engels@yandex.ru
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|'''Address:'''
|г. Энгельс, пл. Ленина, 13,
Саратов 413100
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==== State Archive of the Odessa Oblast ====
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|http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/
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|archive@odessa.gov.ua
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|'''Address:'''
|буд. 18, вул. Жуковського,
м. Одеса, 65026, Україна
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|Evangelical Lutheran Parishes
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|1899-1916
|Lutheran
|Black Sea: Odessa, Kherson, Bessarabia,
Ekaterinoslav, Taurida
|894
find the opis or inventory [http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/el_arh/metrika/fond-894/ here], then click on "МЕТРИКА"
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Repositories and significant collections of vital records for Russian-German research include:  
Repositories and significant collections of vital records for Russian-German research include:  


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State Archive of Saratov Region<br>Kutyakova, 15<br>410600 Saratov, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (8452) 24-32-39  
State Archive of Saratov Region<br>Kutyakova, 15<br>410600 Saratov, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (8452) 24-32-39  


Central Historical Archive of Moscow<br>Profsoyuznaya, 80<br>117393 Moscow, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (095) 128-67-86  
Central Historical Archive of Moscow<br>Profsoyuznaya, 80<br>117393 Moscow, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (095) 128-67-86<br>  
 
Central State Historical Archive of St. Petersburg<br>Pskovskaya, 18<br>190008 St. Petersburg, Russia<br>Tel./fax.: 7 (812) 219-79-61<br>  


[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br>   
[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br>   
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Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state Wiki pages. A significant library of German-Russian material is:  
Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state Wiki pages. A significant library of German-Russian material is:  


:[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>
:[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>USA<br>Telephone: 801-240-3433<br>Fax: 801-240-1925<br>
:35 North West Temple Street<br>
:Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>
:USA<br>
:Telephone: 801-240-3433<br>
:Fax: 801-240-1925<br>


The Family History Library has acquired German-Russian records from archives in Russia, Ukraine, and other sources. These include:  
The Family History Library has acquired German-Russian records from archives in Russia, Ukraine, and other sources. These include:  
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Miller, Michael M. ''Researching the Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the North Dakota Institue for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Library, with a Listing of the Library Materias at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society''. Fargo, N.Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1987. (FHL book 978.4 F23n). Includes sections on Bessarabia and Black Sea Germans, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, Volhynian Germans, and Volga Germans. Contains two bibliographies of family histories.  
Miller, Michael M. ''Researching the Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the North Dakota Institue for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Library, with a Listing of the Library Materias at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society''. Fargo, N.Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1987. (FHL book 978.4 F23n). Includes sections on Bessarabia and Black Sea Germans, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, Volhynian Germans, and Volga Germans. Contains two bibliographies of family histories.  


Olson, Marie Miller. ''A Bibliography of the Germans from Russia: Material Found in the New York Public Library''. Lincoln, Nebr.: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1976. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.)
Olson, Marie Miller. ''A Bibliography of the Germans from Russia: Material Found in the New York Public Library''. Lincoln, Nebr.: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1976. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.<br><br>  
 
==Related Content==
 
*"[http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm Russian Archives]" in ''Research Russian Roots'' at http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm [Updated July 8, 2005].<br><br>


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