Russian emigration in Greece- Athens, Thessaloniki, Pireas
I have a new book in my collection– ‘’Russian emigration in Greece. Lives. XX century’’ by Irina Zhalnina-Vasilcioti. I read it in one breath, so interesting it is. It tells …
Russian cemeteries research
How to find someone on Russian cemeteries? Is it possible? First of all, many cemeteries in Russia were destroyed over time – some during the Soviet times, some during World War II. …
Russian cemeteries in Harbin
A great resource for those, who has Russian ancestors from China. I was able to get the last copy of the book about Russian cemeteries in Harbin from the author …
Russian archives – a treasure trove of records
Dear all What a year it was! Russian archives as always opened its treasure trove and provided many family researchers with the documents and photographs of their ancestors. Many surprises …
Russian burials – Eastern suburbs memorial cemetery, Sydney, Australia
Eastern suburbs memorial cemetery in Sydney, otherwise known as Botany cemetery, is a resting place for nearly 300 Russians. The first Russians buried here were the refugees, who came to …
Russians in China– the Harbin files
Have you seen the book by Mara Moustafine “Secrets and Spies. The Harbin files”. I knew about the book but did not read it until last week. I am currently …
Russian cemeteries -Astrakhan and Saratov
More and more cemeteries in Russia are being digitized and uploaded to searchable databases on internet. Below you will find: a project “Service of Eternal memory” which is currently covering …
Jewish cemeteries on territories of Russia and Ukraine
In this post I will continue the topic on Russian cemeteries. Many people with Jewish heritage know what a huge job is being performed by Jewishgen.org on recording and translating …
Russian cemeteries
How to find Russian cemeteries? Many cemeteries in Russia were destroyed over time – some during the Soviet times, some during World War II. …