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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 (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. 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. | 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. 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 === | |||
''Peter I, 1682-1725''<br>*1719-1724 poll tax census instituted revision lists | |||
*1722 parish registers | |||
*1724 province (guberniya) administration established | |||
''Catherine I, 1725-1727, Peter II, 1727-1730, Anne, 1730-1740, Ivan VI, 1740-1741, Elizabeth, 1741-1762, Peter III, 1762''<br> | |||
*1743-1747 second revision | |||
''Catherine II, 1762-1796''<br> | |||
*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 | |||
-*17 81-17 87 fourth revision | |||
-*1785 city councils created resident books; gentry assemblies created lineage books | |||
*1794-1808 fifth revision | |||
''Paul, 1796-1801''<br> | |||
*1797 district (volost) administration created for state peasants (level below the uyezd) | |||
=== Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | === Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | ||