Hello. > Both archivists and researchers told me that the best place to >begin > research is in the revision lists. Revision lists were kept between > 1719 and 1858 to support a national poll tax. They covered 95% of >the > population. > > Separate volumes were kept for the different classes of society. > * dvorianstvo -- nobility > * dukhovenstvo -- clergy > * kupechestvo -- merchant > * meshchane -- urban dweller > * krest'iane -- peasant > * inorodtsy -- native peoples > * kazaki -- cossaks > > I am particularily interested in the latter - kazaki. Where might I find these revision lists for inspection? Are they in the national archives, the library of congress or the LDS microfilm collection? Priveti W. Anikouchine Santa Barbara CA >--