Russia Societies

Many genealogical societies emphasize Russian research. They publish helpful periodicals and compiled genealogies. They may also have special indexes, collections, and projects. Some publish queries about Russian ancestors or maintain a list of members' research interests. Some specialize in immigrants to a specific area.

Many societies cannot give research assistance, but they will inform you of addresses of researchers and other sources that may assist you in your research. They can usually help you find and hire a researcher to investigate local records that an archivist does not have time to search. When contacting a society for help, remember the following:


 * Have the dates when your relative was born and when he/she died.
 * Have the name of the town or township where your relative lived.
 * For emigration, have the date they left Russia, the ship name if known.
 * For immigration, know the date of arrival, the port and the ship name.

Genealogical Societies
In 1989, the Russian Genealogical Society was founded in St. Petersburg and Dr. Igor V. Sakharov was elected its first president. In 1992, the National Library of Russia created the Institute of Genealogical Research, the first post-communist governmental institution of its kind in Russia. You can find an additional information at http://www.petergen.com (below):

Russian Genealogical Society Email: service@petergen.com Website: http://www.petergen.com/irgoe.htm FEEFHS (Federation of East European Family History Societies)  Website: http://feefhs.org/ The Genealogy Center of the National Library of Russia is a major supporter of the Russian Genealogical Society. Address: 18, Sadovaya St.Petersburg, Russia 191069 Telephone: (812) 310-23-17 Email: igi@nlr.ru Website: http://nlr.ru/eng/RA1503/genealogy-center Курское Историко-родословное общество - Kursk Historical and Pedigree Society Website: http://kurskiro.ru/ Yaroslavl Historical and Pedigree Society Telephone and email Website: http://www.yar-genealogy.ru/ The Historical and Pedigree Society in Moscow Address:  101000, Москва, Старосадский пер., д.9, ИРО Email: gri1999@mail.ru Website: http://ironew.narod.ru/ СЕВЕРНОЕ ИСТОРИКО-РОДОСЛОВНОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО - North Historical and Pedigree Society Mailing Address: 163000, Arkhangelsk PO Box 263 L.D. Popova Russia Website: https://siro.ucoz.ru/  Уральского историко-родословного общества (УИРО) - Ural Historical and Pedigree Society (UIRO) Website: http://uiro.ucoz.com/ Всероссийское Генеалогическое Древо - All-Russian Family Tree Website: http://www.vgd.ru Союз Возрождения Родословных Традиций - The Generation of Traditions Revival Union http://www.svrt.ru Ancestry.com has message boards for Russia.

Link: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.asia.russia Rootsweb.com shows mailing lists for Russia.

Link: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/overview?country=Russia

Historical Societies
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Address: 631 D St Lincoln, NE 68502 Telephone: 402-474-3363 Email: ahsgr@ahsgr.org Website: https://www.ahsgr.org/page/GenealogyServices  Russian Military Historical Society Address: Rossiyskoye Voyenno-Istoricheskoye Obshchestvo пл. Победы, 3-б Moskva Russia 121170 Website: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/russian-military-historical-society  The State Historical Museum his a compendium of Russian History. Address: Red Square, 1 Moscow, Russia, 109012 Telephone: +7 (495) 692 40 19 Email: visitor@shm.ru Website: https://en.shm.ru/