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The astonishing thing about Russian genealogy is the fact that it is possible at all. Wars, revolutions and ignorance have destroyed a significant part of written records. Persecution, and even massacres, of people belonging to “wrong” classes discouraged the transition of family memories to young generations. Only a decade ago Russian genealogists started to come out in the open. | The astonishing thing about Russian genealogy is the fact that it is possible at all. Wars, revolutions and ignorance have destroyed a significant part of written records. Persecution, and even massacres, of people belonging to “wrong” classes discouraged the transition of family memories to young generations. Only a decade ago Russian genealogists started to come out in the open. | ||
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Genealogy flourished in czarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, but it was quickly quashed following the revolution in 1917. | Genealogy flourished in czarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, but it was quickly quashed following the revolution in 1917. | ||
"The new regime saw genealogy as an ideologically defective science, which could only serve the ambitions of the upper classes. Therefore, it was considered to be harmful and useless, and was to be forbidden," Dr. Igor V. Sakharov | "The new regime saw genealogy as an ideologically defective science, which could only serve the ambitions of the upper classes. Therefore, it was considered to be harmful and useless, and was to be forbidden," Dr. Igor V. Sakharov said. | ||
"Under communist rule not only were millions of people subjected to repression, but also whole branches of science (were repressed). The first branch of science to go was genealogy. The genealogical societies were dissolved, the periodicals suppressed, and an end put to genealogical studies. | "Under communist rule not only were millions of people subjected to repression, but also whole branches of science (were repressed). The first branch of science to go was genealogy. The genealogical societies were dissolved, the periodicals suppressed, and an end put to genealogical studies. | ||
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=== Research Aids === | === Research Aids === | ||
See tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Russian Research: | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/introduction-to-russian-research Introduction to Russian Research] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-russian-documents-the-russian-alphabet Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet] | |||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at''' | |||
[[Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|Russia, Tver Province Orthodox Confession Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | |||
'''A map showing the interconnectiveness of Eastern European Royalty with western and central Europe''' | |||
[http://gis.huri.harvard.edu/rusgen/ Russian Genealogical map] A Russian Genealogy Web Map is an attempt to render visually the dynastic connections made between the ruling family of Rus’ (the Volodimerovichi) and the rest of medieval European royalty in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. | |||
=== Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | === Find Professional Russian Genealogy Researchers === | ||
* | *[[Professional_Genealogists_who_specialize_in_Russian_Research|Professional Genealogists specializing in Russian Research]] | ||
=== Russian Genealogy Links === | === Russian Genealogy Links === | ||
*[http://www.svrt.ru http://www. | *[http://www.svrt.ru Union of the Renaissance Pedigree Traditions VV Bibikov] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.vgd.ru All Russia Family Tree] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.petergen.com Petergen.com] | ||
*[http://www.iisg.nl/abb/ Archeo Biblio Base] - National and provincial archives | |||
*[http://www.lemko.org/genealogy/galiciapl.html Galacia Vital Records] - Index to Greek Catholic localities in L'viv Consistory (many records available on microfilm) | |||
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[[ru:Россия Генеалогия]] | |||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]][[Category:Russia Compiled Genealogies]] | ||
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