Getting Research Done at the Russian Archives - Volga region

PLEASE NOTE: information on this web page pertains ONLY to the Russian Archives at Saratov, Engels, and Volgograd which have records pertaining to the German Russian villages in the Volga region near Saratov. It does not pertain to German Russian villages in the Black Sea area, or any other area of Russia.

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From the Volga web site:  In general, the Saratov archives houses the Volga German records for the the Bergseite or hilly side, west of the Volga River and the Engels archives houses the records for the Wiesenseite or meadowside, east of the Volga River. Volgograd contains smaller amount of records from the southern portion of the Volga. But numerous books are housed in the archives on the opposite side of the Volga from the location of the villages. Since the books do not seem to be returned to the archive closest to the village, it is likely that a few Volga German records are located in other archives than these three.

Saratov Archives

Click here to see what church records are available for each village, at the Saratov Archives.

Engels Archives

Click here to see a list of what Volga region village information is at the Engels archive.

Volgograd Archives

Click here to see what church records and census records are available for each village, at the Volgograd archives.