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Birth – Pskov, Russia – 1897


Below is a page of birth records in a column/table format. This document records births from a historical region called the Slobodsky volost, which was part of the Pskovsky uyezd within the Pskov Governorate of the Russian Empire. The territory once encompassed by the volost is now divided between southeastern Estonia and northwestern Russia. The former administrative center, Verkhoustye, is modern-day Värska, Estonia.

Russian/Pskov Birth Records 1897

Below are a Russian transcription and an English translation of this birth record. Click on any image on this page to open it in a new tab where you can zoom in and take a closer look. To see common column headings, review frequently used vocabulary, and learn more about birth records in general, go to the Birth Records page of this tutorial.

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