Russia

General Collection of Coats of Arms
for the All-Russian Empire 1797-1888
 

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There were two forms of nobility in the Russian Empire: hereditary and personal. WhereasHereditarynobility passed down to subsequent generations, personal nobility could not be inherited from the person who was awarded the status of personal nobleman. This article focuses on the specific registration of hereditary nobility in the Russian Empire.

Navy cadets, guard-marines and students of the Navy Engineer Corps (129 persons in total) joined the cadets mentioned below, and the Navy School was formed in Vladivostok in November 1918.

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Search of 18th Century – 1917 Physicians in the Russian Empire

Through general genealogy research performed by Blitz-Information Center, our researchers have found interesting lists of physicians.

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The Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (St. Vladimir Order)

Soviet / Russian secret police files

During the Soviet period in Russia, millions of people were arrested, exiled and executed. Most of these arrests, exiles and executions took place during Stalin's repression of the 1930s. An overwhelming majority of those repressed were not guilty of any crime. The OGPU-NKVD* compiled false "proof" of crimes using legal and illegal methods.

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Elena Tsvetkova
BLITZ Genealogy Services
St. Petersburg, Russia
March 16 2004