Russia "How to" Guides

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 * Please note that some guides need to be completed in sequence to ensure a successful experience. Build your research knowledge and confidence with each activity you complete.
 * Each guide comes with three parts - Instruction, which includes a guided activity, Assignment, to test what you've learned, and an Answer key, to check how you did on the assignment. The guides are also rated as either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. The majority are designed for beginners.
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 * PLEASE NOTE: Some guides are designed to be completed using resources found in the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. These are indicated by an * following the title of the guide. If you cannot visit the FamilySearch Library, check your local library or your local FamilySearch FamilySearch Center for availability of the resources described in the guide.

Available Guides
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 * The Russian Alphabet - Instruction, [[Media:Reading Russian Documents The Alphabet - Activity E Vance Oct 2019 JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Reading Russian Documents The Alphabet - Answer Key E Vance Oct 2019 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar - [[Media:Handwriting_and_Grammar_-_Instruction.pdf| Instruction]], [[Media:Reading Russian Documents Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar - Activity E Vance Oct 2019 JMR.pdf| Activity]], [[Media:Reading Russian Documents Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar - Key E Vance Oct 2019 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Pamyat Naroda (WWII Database) - [[Media:1-_Instruction-_Pamyat_Naroda_JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Activity - Pamyat Naroda JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3 - Key - Pamyat Naroda JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Revision List Records - [[Media:Russian_Revision_Lists_-_Instruction_E_Vance_2020-270229_Jan_2020_JMR_.pdf|Instruction]]
 * Reading the 1897 Census - [[Media: 1897census-Instructions.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media: 1897 Census - Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Reading_the_1897_Census_-_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * RGN Gazetteer - [[Media:1.2-RGN_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2.2-RGN_Gazetteer-Activity.pdf ‎|Activity]], [[Media:3-RGN Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Spiski Gazetteer - [[Media:1.2-Spiski_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2.2-Spiski_Gazetteer-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Spiski Gazetteer-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * JewishGen Communities Database and Gazetteer - [[Media:1 - Instruction - JewishGen Communities JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Activity - JewishGen Communities JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3 - Key - JewishGen Communities JMR (1).pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Arcanum Maps - [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps_HTG_Instructions.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Online_Maps_Arcanum_Maps-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]

Germans from Russia
 * Reading Russian Birth Records (In Poland) - [[Media:1-Birth_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Birth Records in Paragraph Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Birth Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Marriage Records (In Poland) - [[Media:1-Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media: 2-Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Death Records (In Poland) - [[Media:1-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf ‎|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Death_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russia Death Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Orthodox Birth Records: [[Media:1- Instruction-Reading Russian Orthodox Birth Records.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Activity - Reading Russian Orthodox Birth Records.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3 - Key - Reading Russian Orthodox Birth Records.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Orthodox Marriage Records: [[Media:1- Instruction-Reading Russian Orthodox Marriage Records.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Activity - Reading Russian Orthodox Marriage Records.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3 - Key - Reading Russian Orthodox Marriage Records.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Reading Russian Orthodox Death/Burial Records: [[Media:1- Instruction-Reading Russian Orthodox Death Records.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2 - Activity - Reading Russian Orthodox Death Records.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3 - Key - Reading Russian Orthodox Marriage Records.pdf|Answer Key]]


 * Finding German Colonies (In Russia) - [[Media:1-Finding German Colonies-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Finding German Colonies-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Finding German Colonies-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Locating the Town with Websites and Gazetteers - [[Media:Instruction_-_Locating_the_Town_with_Websites_and_Gazetteers.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Finding Your Town in Websites and Gazetteers, Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Finding Your Town in Websites and Gazetteers - Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Black Sea Germans: Published Records and Indexes - [[Media:Instruction - Published Records and Indexes for Black Sea Germans E Vance Aug 2019 JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Activity - Published Records and Indexes for Black Sea Germans E Vance Aug 2019 JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Key - Published Records and Indexes for Black Sea Germans E Vance Aug 2019 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Revision List Records - [[Media:Revision Lists for Germans from Russia Research - Instruction E Vance 2020-270229 Jan 2020 JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Revision Lists for Germans from Russia Research - Activity E Vance 2020-270229 Jan 2020 JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Revision Lists for Germans from Russia Research - Key E Vance 2020-270229 Jan 2020 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Online Resources for Volga Germans - [[Media:Online Resources for Volga German - Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Online Resources for Volga Germans-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Online Resources for Volga Germans-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Locating Church Records - [[Media:Germans_from_Russia_-_Church_Records_-_Instructions_JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Germans_from_Russia_-_Church_Records_-_Activity_JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Germans_from_Russia_-_Church_Records_-_Key_JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Locating and Contacting Archives - [[Media:Germans from Russia Contacting Archives - Instruction E Vance Mar 2020 JMR.pdf|Instruction]]

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