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 People use outdated directories stolen from law-enforcement agencies.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:

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).