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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 - ''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. | 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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*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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*1897 universal census '''''census lists''''' | *1897 universal census '''''census lists''''' | ||
=== Research Aids === | |||
*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"]. | |||
=== Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | === Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | ||