Genealogy research in Krasnodar
We research family histories across the Krasnodar Krai. 16 in-house specialists. 340+ completed studies. All document types covered, from parish registers to military service files.
Rebuilding family history from the archives of the Krasnodar Krai
Kuban is Cossack country. Local genealogy rests on the service records of Cossacks, stanitsa (Cossack village) parish registers, and the files of resettlement boards through which families arrived from Ukraine and the central governorates.
The catch is that part of the records was lost during the Civil War. So the work here often means cross-referencing several partial sources — stanitsa, Host and church — to hold a line together.
The archives we work with
GAKK — metric books, household and stanitsa lists
Cossack Host Archive — service files
TsDNIKK — 20th-century material
ZAGS Archive — civil registry records of the Krasnodar Krai
Records for families of the Krasnodar Krai
Cossack service records
Service in the Kuban Host — ranks, awards, family, the stanitsa of registration.
Stanitsa parish registers
Births, marriages and deaths across the stanitsas of the Kuban Oblast.
Household lists
The makeup of Cossack and “inogorodnie” (non-Cossack settler) families, with ages.
Resettlement files
Records of families arriving in Kuban from other governorates.
Confession books
Parish rolls of stanitsa churches where they survive.
Settler records
Information on peasant settlers outside the Cossack estate.
Working in Krasnodar
Kuban is Cossack country. The main sources are Cossack service records, stanitsa parish registers, and files of the resettlement boards. Many holdings were lost during the Civil War, so the work often relies on cross-referencing several partial archives.
Across all of the former Kuban Oblast
We research families across every otdel (district) of the former Kuban Oblast and Black Sea Governorate — both Cossack and settler lines.
From first call to the bound book
- N° 01
Briefing
About half an hour with a genealogist. We sketch what is already known and where the research can reach.
- N° 02
Expertise
A two-generation pilot in the regional archive shows whether the lineage is traceable before a long project starts.
- N° 03
Full research
Parish registers, revision lists, service files. Reports arrive each month with scans and transcriptions.
Research in Krasnodar
My ancestors were Kuban Cossacks. Where do we start?
With a consultation: we need the stanitsa of registration and at least a name from the 19th or early 20th century. From there we follow the Host’s service and household lists and the stanitsa metric books.
Is it true that few Kuban records survive?
Part was indeed lost in the Civil War, but not all. We cross-reference stanitsa, Host and church sources — which lets us rebuild a line even where one archive has gaps.
What if my ancestors were settlers, not Cossacks?
We work with those too. Separate household and resettlement files survive for peasant settlers — through them we reach the governorate the family came from.
About half an hour with someone who knows Krasnodar archives
Leave your name and phone. We will call back in working hours (Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00, Sat–Sun 11:00–19:00 MSK) and discuss what the archives in Krasnodar can give you.