Tyuremnoe Delo

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On November 24, 2018
1939, books, Gulag, history, prison, Soviet, top secret

Current reading: top-secret 1939 book titled “Тюремное дело”, the manual on all aspects of running a prison, substantial part of the Soviet GULAG system. The book describes just about everything — from the types of locks on doors on solitary confinement, to the toys to be given to children born in prisons… Did your ancestors […]

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On January 10, 2018
books, China, Russian Empire, Russian Genealogist, Russian Genealogy, WWII

We have a small addition to our large index of Russians in China. The complete transcript of applications for the positions in the Russian Regiments in Shanghai in 1930s-1940s ( Russians in China. Shanghai D-917 Police Applicants: 1930-1942 ISBN: 978-1936531165) is published and available on Amazon and all major booksellers. It contains detailed biographies (in English) […]

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On December 15, 2017
1900, Belarus, books, Jewish, Russian Genealogist, Volkovysk

I never thought that the word Genocide has its author, that it was invented by the particular human being with the birth date (June 24, 1900) and name (Rafał), and that this word is less than 100 years old… It is always very much inspiring to know that just inventing a word for something creates […]

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On November 17, 2017
books, China, global, library, Russian Family History, Russian Genealogist, Russian Genealogy

Did you ever thought how difficult it is to search for the female relatives? Here is an example. Our colleague has recently gave the presentation on his experience tracing the artwork provenance of several portraits by Mikhail Verboff (1896-1996). Look at the attached picture. Two sisters (lower right corner). One have four last names from […]

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On April 6, 2015
1825, archives, books, Russian Empire

Just returned from Crimea archives. Simferopol and Kertch. Catching small pieces of puzzles here and there, with some successes. Archives are not computerized, but the people there is friendly and helpful. They are currently digitizing the Crimea 1921 census sheets, look for them to be digitally available in a few months from now. Seen the […]

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On January 20, 2012
1854, books, bureaucracy, library, rules

We have obtained the old book describing the basic concepts of record-keeping and clerical work 155 years ago. Some things do change, some stay the same. Enjoy. Bibliography quote: Вельдбрехт, Валериан Никитич. Общие основания русского делопроизводства с приложением основных его форм / Соч. В. Вельдбрехта. – Санкт-Петербург : тип. Я. Трея, 1854. – 120, II […]

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On March 27, 2011
books, Genealogy, Pavchinsky, Pawczynsky

RusGenProject have just released the companion book on Pavchinsky (Pawczynski) genealogy, the collection of historical archive materials. Nine generations of the family from Poland to Ukraine to Siberia to China to USSR. 190 pages of full color archive documents in English, French and Russian detailing the family history. Pavchinsky Genealogy ISBN 978-0984422722 : read at […]

Tyuremnoe Delo

New Book Published

Origins of word – Genocide

Two females, ten last names

March Archive Roundup

The book: Basics of Russian Clerical Work – Weldbrecht 1854 [Russian language]

Second Genealogy book published