BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://APG//517160 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T072433 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260827T180000Z DTEND:20260827T190000Z UID:517160 SUMMARY:Alexandra Kazyrevič: Vital Records in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union: Systems, Laws, and Current Access LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:Alexandra Kazyrevič: Vital Records in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union: Systems, Laws, and Current Access\n\n08/27/26 02:00 PM EST\n - 08/27/26 03:00 PM EST\Description:\nTracing vital records in the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union presents unique challenges, with records dispersed across multiple countries, archival systems, and legal frameworks. This webinar explores the evolution of birth, marriage, and death records from pre-1917 religious metric books to Soviet civil registration (ZAGS) systems, highlighting how shifting borders and administrative changes affect where records are held today. Learn where to locate records across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and beyond, what is available online, and when in-person research is required. The session also covers current access laws, privacy restrictions, and practical strategies for navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional research.\Details:\nAbout the Presenter\nAlexandra Kazyrevič is an international professional genealogist specializing in family history research in the Czech Republic, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Her work includes research in archives, libraries, museums, and cemeteries. She also reads and translate old Cyrillic texts, making historical sources accessible to foreign researchers. In addition, she works as a probate genealogist for international heirs.\n\nIn Prague, she organizes PragueGen, an annual genealogy conference for both professionals and enthusiasts - refugees or emigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus - focusing on family history and migration connected with Central and Eastern Europe. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Alexandra Kazyrevič: Vital Records in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union: Systems, Laws, and Current Access

08/27/26 02:00 PM EST - 08/27/26 03:00 PM EST
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Tracing vital records in the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union presents unique challenges, with records dispersed across multiple countries, archival systems, and legal frameworks. This webinar explores the evolution of birth, marriage, and death records from pre-1917 religious metric books to Soviet civil registration (ZAGS) systems, highlighting how shifting borders and administrative changes affect where records are held today. Learn where to locate records across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and beyond, what is available online, and when in-person research is required. The session also covers current access laws, privacy restrictions, and practical strategies for navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional research.
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About the Presenter

Alexandra Kazyrevič is an international professional genealogist specializing in family history research in the Czech Republic, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Her work includes research in archives, libraries, museums, and cemeteries. She also reads and translate old Cyrillic texts, making historical sources accessible to foreign researchers. In addition, she works as a probate genealogist for international heirs.

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