I also recently found out that my great-great grandfather died in the Crimean War. He was Lithuanian, and was probably "drafted" into the Russian Army. I would also be interested in the same answer. Thanks, John "John Bober" <boberj@trecom.com> wrote: >I found in my research that my great-great-grandfather (i think that's the >correct number of "great"s) was a decorated veteran in the Russian Army >during the Crimean War. >Considering a Revolution and a World War, do we know if the Russian >goverment still has those records, or even if those records were kept? >If they are still in existance, who could I write to to possibly get a >service record. >John-Joseph Bober >(boberj@dmrtrecom.com)