Russia Court Records

Because they can be difficult to use, search court records after other records. They can give:


 * Family relationships.
 * Places of residence.
 * Occupations.
 * Descriptions of individuals.
 * Family history information.

Court records are difficult to use because:


 * There are many records.
 * They are not well indexed.
 * Court names and jurisdictions change.
 * They use many legal terms and abbreviations.

Access the FamilySearch Catalog and do a place search for Russia. Look for Russia Court Records.

Convict lists
This link contains a list of digitized books from 1871 to 1927 with lists of convicts. Text in Russian. (Also available online through the Russian State Library -- Российская Государственная Библиотека. Search term: Ведомость справок о судимости.)

Россия Судебные записи