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Russian Genealogy Sources
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The Russian Baltic Information Center - BLITZ - sells books which offer rich sources of genealogy information from Russia. Russian genealogy societies are only recently being reactivated and are starting to publish periodicals and books on genealogy subjects. Also this is the first time finding aids to Russian archives have been available. Other books listed contain biographies or good indexes to names.

These genealogy source books have been listed below in the following categories:

  • RUSSIAN GENEALOGY SOCIETY PERIODICALS

  • RUSSIAN NOBILITY

  • JEWISH SOURCES

  • CEMETERY RECORDS

  • GENEALOGY SOURCES - SOVIET PERIOD

  • GENEALOGY SOURCES - PREREVOLUTIONARY AND SOVIET PERIOD

  • GENEALOGY SOURCES - PREREVOLUTIONARY PERIOD GENEALOGY

  • SOURCES - 18th CENTURY AND EARLIER

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RUSSIAN GENEALOGY SOURCES

***Please Note: All books are in Russian***

RUSSIAN GENEALOGY SOCIETY PERIODICALS

Izvestiya Russkogo genealogicheskogo obshchestva, S-Peterburg, Journal of the Russian Genealogy Society in St. Petersburg with genealogy charts.
11922, Vypusk vtoroi, 1995, Paper, 114 pages, 700 copies printed, $14.95
11923, Vypusk tretii, 1995, Paper, 119 pages, 700 copies printed, $14.95
11924, Vypusk chetvertyi, 1995, Paper, 120 pages, 700 copies printed, $14.95

Letopis' Istoriko-Rodoslovnogo Obshchestva v Moskve., Series: Letopis' Istoriko-Rodoslovnogo Obshchestva v Moskve., Moskva: Istoriko Rodoslovnoe Obshchestvo v Moskve, The "Chronicle of the Historic-Genealogical Society" in Moscow was first published in 1904 and ended in 1915 with the 44th issue. This publication has now been revived and includes articles and short reviews on the genealogy of various families, nobility, merchants, honored citizens, Cossacks, officers. The table of contents is in Russian and translated into either French or English.
12191, Vyp l (45), 1992, Paper cover, 88 pages, $14.95
12192, Vyp 2 (46), 1994, Paper cover, 124 pages, $14.95
12193, Vyp 3 (47), 1995, Paper cover, 136 pages, $14.95

RUSSIAN NOBILITY

Svod pokolennykh rospisei Rossiiskikh rodov, Vypusk 1, V. N. Rykhliakov, Bulatseli, Russian family series: the family of Bulatesii. Contains a list of 125 family members from 1663 to the beginning of the 20th century.
12731, Paper cover, 67 pages, 300 copies printed, $14.95

Tolmachev, A., Koshirskie BOLOTOVY. Issue 1. Rodoslovie. Dokumenty., Series: Rossiiskii Rodoslovnyi Fond., Moskva: Istoriko-Rodoslovnoe Obshchestvo v Moskve., 1996 With this book, The Historic-Pedigree Society in Moscow begins a series of publications "Russian Pedigree Fund". The first issue is devoted to the noble family of Bolotovs from the Koshirski District ranging from the 16th to the 19th century. A number of documents, a bibliography and an alphabetical list of names are provided.
12571, ISBN 5-87059-020-5, Paper cover, 80 pages, 250 copies printed, $15.00

Xmyrov, M.D, Alfavitno-spravochnyi perechen: Gosudarei Russkikh i zamechatel'neishikh osob ikh krovi, St. Petersburg: Blits, 1993 This reprint of the 1870 work of the historian Mikhail Dmitriyevich Khmyrov provides more than 200 biographical sketches of Russian sovereigns, great princes, their wives and notable relatives, includes 45 illustrations.
11011, ISBN 5-87290-024-5, Paper cover, 166 pages, $9.95

Dvorianskie rody Rossiiskoi imperii, Sankt-Peterburg, Families of the nobility of the Russian Empire. Beautiful book with color illustrations and black and white photographs.
12521, ISBN 5-86153-004-1, 5-86153-005-X Tom pervyi 1993, Hard cover, 311 pages, $70.00
12522, ISBN 5-86153-004-1, 5-86153-012-2 (T.2), Tom vtoroi, Hard cover, 263 pages, $70.00

Grigorov, A.A., Iz istorii kostromskogo dvorianstva, Kostroma, 1993 This book contains a collection of works by the well known Russian historian and specialist on Russian nobility, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Grigorov, regarding the nobility of the Kostromski region including biographies of members of the Grigorov, Kupreianov, Lermontov and other noble families. Includes many illustrations.
12951, ISBN 5-7184-0005-9, Soft cover, 472 pages, $34.00

Rikman, V., Dvorianskoe zakonodatel'stvo Rossiiskoii imperii., Series: Commemorating the memorial year of Sire Emperor Nicolai II., Moscow: Rossiiskoe Dvorianskoe Sobranie, 1992 This publication, issued by the Heraldry Department of the contemporary Russian Noble Assembly, thoroughly describes legislation concerning the nobility from the time when it began to exist in the 15th century until 1917. It also demonstrates the application of such legislation in the contemporary Russian Noble Assembly. This publication also includes various articles devoted to the rule of confirmated nobility in different regions of the former Russian Empire. The complete table of military, navy, civil and court ranks is included.
12551, ISBN 5-7035-0533-X Paper cover, 118 pages, $18.00

JEWISH SOURCES

El'yashevich, D.A., Dokumental'nye materialy po istorii evreev v arkhivakh SNG i stran Baltica. Predvaritel'nyii spisok arkhivonykh fondov, Sankt Peterburg: Akrapol', 1994 The first effort to compile a guide to archival and documentary sources relating to Jewish history in Eastern Europe. Contains references to 938 fonds in 92 archives in 61 cities in the former Soviet Union and includes records of Jewish organizations, institutions, commissions appointed to investigate Jewish affairs as well as private papers. Includes subject, geographical and name indexes.
12051, ISBN 5-86585-023-7, Soft cover, 133 pages, $30.00

El'yashevich, D.A., Trudy po iudaike istoriia i etnografiia Vypusk 3, Evree v Rossii Istoriia i kultura Sbornik nauchnykh trudov, Series: Istoriia i etnografiia Vypusk 3, Sankt-Peterburg, 1995 A collection of fifteen articles about Jewish history in Russia
12483, ISBN 5-88976-004-1, Paper cover, 213 pages, $25.00

Dimshitz, V.A., Trud po Iudake Istoriia Evreev na Ukraine i v Belorussii, Series: Istoriia i etnografiia Vypusk 2, Sankt-Peterburg, 1994 Series of fifteen articles on the history of Jews in Ukraine and Belarus.
12482, Paper cover, 223 pages, $25.00

Dvorkin, I., Vyshenskaya, T., Evrei v Sredneii Azii. Proshloe i nastoiashchee. Ekspeditsii, issledovaniia, publikatsii. Sbornik nauchnykh trudov. This book is dedicated to the history, ethnography and culture of Jews of Bukhara and other ethnic and religious Jewish groups of Central Asia. The collected articles summarize the research expeditions of the Petersburg Jewish Univeristy to Uzbekestan in the 1990's including various historical aspects of the Central Asian Jewery, bibliographical and archival works. The table of contents and summary of articles are in both Russian and English. Many photos and archival references are provided.
12944, ISBN 5-88976-006-8, Vypusk 4, Paper cover, 299 pages, $30.00

CEMETERY RECORDS

Istoricheskie kladbishcha Peterburga, St. Petersburg, 1993 Describes 29 historic cemeteries in St. Petersburg and identifies over 600 graves of famous people, together with plot maps showing their location.
11091, ISBN 5-85555-011-7, Cloth cover, 639 pages, $39.95

Kladbishcha kommun Ixelles i Uccle v Brussele. Alfavitnyi spisok russkikh zakhoronenii, sostavlennyi I.I.Grezinym., Series: Rossiiskii nekropol'., Sankt-Peterburg: Russkoe Genealogicheskoe obshchestvo. St.Petersburg., 1996 This edition published by Russian Genealogy Society presents an alphabetical list of Russian people buried in two Brussels (Belgium) cemeteries - Ixelles and Uccle. This list was compiled from inscriptions on the tombstones. Commentaries from some published sources on a number of buried persons are provided.
12561, Volume: issue 1, Paper cover, 38 pages, 250 copies printed, $15.00

GENEALOGY SOURCES - SOVIET PERIOD

Golovko, G.V., Putevoditel' po fondy spravochno-bibliograficheskogo otdela biblioteki Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Vyp. 2 Akademii Nauk Respublik Byvshego SSSR 1919-1991, Sankt-Peterburg, 1995 Biographical index to the fonds of the Reference-biographic Department of the library of the Russian Academy of Sciences of the republics of the former USSR, with index to names.
12262, Vyp. 2, Paper cover, 130 pages, 700 copies printed, $24.00

Leningradskii martirolog 1937-1938, Tom I avgust - sentiabr' 1937 goda, Sankt-Peterburg, 1995 Short biographies of victims of terror in Leningrad during the time of Stalin, covering the period 1937-1938.
12741, ISBN 5-7196-0951-2, Cloth cover, 804 pages, $48.00

Sharapov, Yu. P., Litsei v sokol'nikakh. Ocherk istorii IFLI - Moskovskogo instituta istorii, filosofii i literatury imeni N. G. Chernyshevskogo (1931 - 1941 gg.), Moskva "AIPO-XX", 1995 The first history of the IFLI (Institute of philosophy literature and history), based on archival documents, published memoirs and private materials of students and faculty, with index to names.
12021, Paper cover, 205 pages, $24.95

GENEALOGY SOURCES - PREREVOLUTIONARY AND SOVIET PERIOD

Bogdanova, N.B., Moi Otets Men'shevik, Sankt-Peterburg, 1994 Nataliya B. Bogdanova's recollections of her father, B.O. Bogdanov (1884-1960), one of the leaders of the Menshevik party who played a significant role in 1917. Includes short biographies of 22 members of the socialist party and an index to names.
11611, ISBN 5-87427-003-5, Hard cover, 255 pages, $29.95

Shoshkov, E.N., Repressirovannoe ostekhbiuro, Series: Istoricheskie sborniki.
Vol. 3., Sankt-Peterburg: Memorial, 1995 By drawing upon the previously secret fates of bureau employees, this book recreates the history and activity of the Special Technical Bureau of Military Inventions from 1908-1990. Among the published materials are photos and a large number of documents, some of which are from the KGB. The appendix contains a table of arrest dates and executions of people who were connected with Ostekhbiuro (Special Technical Bureau) as well as lists of leaders and secretaries of various branches of the Party organization of Ostekhbiuro.
12203, ISBN 5-87427-006-5, Soft cover, 208 pages, $24.95

Dobkin, A.I., Sorokina, M.Yu., In Memoriam. Istoricheskii sbornik pamiati F.F.Perchenka, Moskva-S.-Peterburg: Feniks-Atheneum, 1995 Collection of materials about the Russian intelligentsia from the l9th century to the 1960's including discussion about antisemitism in 1915 and the repression of academics, including biographical sketches and index to names.
11891, ISBN 5-85042-039-8, Hard cover, 152 pages, $35.95

GENEALOGY SOURCES - PREREVOLUTIONARY PERIOD

Bokhanov, A.N., Delovaia Elita Rossii 1914 g., Moskva: Institut Rossiiskoii istorii RAN, 1994 Describes the structure of capitalism on the eve of the revolution, including a short description of several hundred Russian business leaders.
11551, ISBN 5-201-00593-4, Paper, 274 pages, 500 copies printed, $29.95

Shilov, L.A. et al, Sotrudniki Rossiiskoi natsional'noi biblioteki - deiateli nauki i kultury: biograficheskii slovar': Tom 1 Imperatorskaia Publichnaia biblioteka 1795-1917, Sankt-Peterburg: RNB, 1995 Biographies of workers of the Russian National Library between 1795-1917.
12511, ISBN 5-7196-0964-4, Tom l, Hard cover, 688 pages, $30.00

Trukan, G., Rossiia antibol'shevistskaia. Iz belogvardeiiskikh i emigrantskikh arkhivov., Moskva: Institut rossiiskoii istorii RAN, 1995 This book comprises the publication of documents, letters and fragments of diaries from the archives of leaders of the anti-Bolshevik "Whites" in the Civil war following the 1917 revolution. An annotated list of names provided.
12631, ISBN 5-201-00582-9, Soft cover, 433 pages, 300 copies printed, $36.00

Ivanova, N., Promyshlennyii tsentr Rossii 1907-1914 gg. Statistiko-ekonomicheskoe issledovanie, Moskva: Institut rossiiskoii istorii RAN, 1996 This monograph analyzes the development of industry in the central economic region of Russia from 1907-1914. Different aspects of this problem are investigated based on analysis from archival documents, the press, reference-books, and statistic data. Numerous tables are provided. 12601, ISBN 5-201-00617-5, Soft cover, 284 pages, 500 copies printed, $24.00

Anan'ich, B.V. et al, Krizis Samoderzhaviia v Rossii 1895-1917, Leningrad, 1984 Collection of monographs on the internal politics of Tsarism between the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, with index to names.
11371, Hard cover, 662 pages, $34.95

Yakovleva, I.G. et al, Dorevolyutsionnye izdaniya po istorii SSSR v inostrannom fonde GPB, Sistematecheskii ykazatel' Vyp. IV, Otechestvennaya viona 1812 g. Uchastie Rossii v kampaniyakh 1813-1814 gg., Sankt-Peterburg, 1993
Lists of over 1000 foreign publications about Russia's participation in the war against Napoleon in 1812-1814 in the Russian National Library 12291, Paper cover, 243 pages, 300 copies printed, $32.00

Dudzinskaia, E.A., Slavianofily v poreformennoi Rossii, Moskva, 1994 Slavofiles in Russia during the reforms. This book researches the problems of bourgeois reforms in Russia in the middle of the 19th century, including descriptions of the activities of I. Aksakov, A. Koshelev, Iu. Samarina, V. Cherkasskii, F. Chizhov and others. Includes index to names.
12791, ISBN 5-201-00573-X Paper cover, 278 pages, 500 copies printed, $24.00

GENEALOGY SOURCES - 18th CENTURY AND EARLIER

Krom, M.M., Mezh Rus'iu i Litvoii. Zapadnorusskie zemli v sisteme Russko-litovskikh otnoshenii kontsa XV - pervoii treti XVI v., Series: Issledovaniia po russkoii istorii, Moskva: Arkheograficheskiy tsentr, 1995 A study of the fate of western Russian lands under the system of Russian Lithuanian relations from the end of the 15th century to the first third of the 16th century. Useful for genealogy studies, includes an index to names.
11931, ISBN 5-86169-011-1 (T.4); 5-86169-013-8, Vypusk chetvertyi, Soft cover, 304 pages, $29.95

Demkin, A.V., Zapadnoevropeiskie kuptsy i ikh prikazhiki v Rossii v XVII v., Moskva, 1992
Western European traders and their clients in Russia in the 17th century with large index to names.
12711, Paper cover, 56 pages, $12.00

Yukht, A. I., Torgovlia s vostochnymi stranami i vnutrennii rynok Rossii. 20-60-e gody 18 veka., Moscow: Institut rossiiskoii istorii RAN, 1994 Monograph examining questions of Russian trade with Eastern countries in the mid 18th century. Based on an unique collection of customs books and other archival materials, includes references and index to names.
11441, ISBN 5-201-00648-5, Paper cover, 262 pages, 500 copies printed, $29.95

Kuznetsov, V.I., Iz istorii feodal'nogo zemlevladeniya Rossii (po materialam Kolomenskogo uezda XVI-XVII w.), Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1993 History of feudalism in the Kolomenskoe uezd during the 16th and 17th centuries, comparison of different types of private property under feudalism and statistics on economic development during this time. Includes large index to landowners.
12421, ISBN 5-211-02207-6, Paper cover, 174 pages, 500 copies printed, $24.00

Rogozhin, N.M., Posol'skie knigi Rossii kontsa 15 - nachala 17 w., Moskva: Logos, 1994 Monograph of research into a series of ambassadorial books of Russia from the end of the 15th to the beginning of the 17th centuries. Contains a list of Russian and foreign diplomats and an index to names.
12461, ISBN 5-201-00591-8, Soft cover, 228 pages, 500 copies printed, $24.00

Demkin, A.V., Zapadnoevropeiiskoe kupechestvo v Rossii v 17 v., Moscow: Institut rossiiskoii istorii RAN, 1994 Describes 17th century trade with Western Europe. Includes archival references and list of Western merchants by country.
11431&2, ISBN 5-201-00660-4, 1&2, Paper cover, 268 pages, 500 copies printed, $29.50

Enin, G.P., Opisanie dokumentov XIV-XVII w.v kopiinykh knigakh Kirillo-Belozerskogo monastyrya khranyashchikhsya v otdele rukopisei Rossiiskoi Natsional'noi Biblioteki, Sankt-Peterburg, 1994 Lists of over 2000 documents from the 14th-17th centuries in copy books of the Kirillo-Belozersk Monastery in the Document Department of the Russian National Library, with index to names, places and years.
12281, Paper cover, 452 pages, 300 copies printed, $42.00

Voskoboinikova, N.P., Opisanie drevneishikh dokumentov arkhivov Moskovskikh prikazov XVI- nachala XVII v.v. (RGADA, f.l41. Prikaznye dela starykh let), Series: Spravochniki po russkoii istorii., Moskva.: Arkheograficheskii tsentr", 1994 Description of Fond 141, Chancery Documents of Ancient Years, from the Russian Archive of Ancient Acts which contains diverse, eclectic and even surprising materials from tsarist coronations to mortgages and deeds and even petitions by military men for back pay. Includes geographical index and index to names.
12011, ISBN 5-86169-015-4 (T.2); 5-86169-014-6, Vypusk 2, Hard cover, 424 pages, $39.95

Eskin, Yu.M., Mestnichestvo v Rossii XVI - XVII v.v. Khronologicheskii reestr, Series: Spravochniki po russkoii istorii, Moskva: Arkheograficheskii tsentr, 1994 A chronological register of materials regarding the "mestnichestvo" in Russia in the 16th-17th centuries, including an index to names.
11951, ISBN 5-86169-015-4(T.1); 5-86169-012-X Vypuskpervyi, Soft cover, 264 pages, $29.95

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