Russia Directories
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. The most helpful directories for genealogical research are provincial directories and city directories (published annually in the 20th century).
A person’s address can be very helpful when searching an un-indexed census of a large city. Inclusion or omission in successive directories can indicate when the person came to the city, left the city, or died.
Even telephone directories are officially a taboo in most Russian regions, starting with Moscow and St. Petersburg. People use outdated directories stolen from law-enforcement agencies.
Russian Directories from the Family History Library Catalog[edit | edit source]
- Istochniki po istorii naselennykh punktov dorevoli︠u︡t︠s︡ionnoĭ Rossii Балацкая, Н. М. (Надежда Михайловна).
- a︡tnye+knizhki+gube Pami︠a︡tnye knizhki guberniĭ oblasteĭ rossiĭskoĭ imperii : 1836-1917 : predvaritel'nyĭ spisok Балацкая, Н. М. (Надежда Михайловна).
- Памятные книжки губерний и областей Российской Империи : указатель содержания Балацкая, Н. М. (Надежда Михайловна).