Russian Empire Genealogy

Guide to Russian Empire family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Background Information
The Russian Empire spanned parts of Europe, Asia, and North America from 1721-1917. After the Bolsheviks took power, the Soviet Union was established in 1922.

Russian Empire Map
Russian Empire as of 1910. NOTE: Wondering if maybe Daniel wants to make a fancy, easier-to-read version of this map: https://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/russia/russiagubernias1916.gif Otherwise, we have this one below:

Gubernias
The following gubernias (governorates) were part of the Russian Empire.