The key archives among the 13 admitted were the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (RGADA), the Russian State Historical Archive (RGIA), the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF), and the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI). Information about relatives can actually be found in the electronic reading room of the State Information System for Remote Use of Archival Materials (GIS UIAD) — online.archives.ru. AiF Samara For those wishing to find information specifically about their ancestors, for example, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the collections 280 (“Collegium of the Economy”), 350 (“Landrat Books and Revision Tales of the 18th Century”), and 1,209 (“Land Estate Office”) of RGADA will be the most useful. Citizens using “Gosuslugi” (State Services) have gained internet access to many documents from the 17th–19th centuries.
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