Vsya Rossiya


Vsya Rossiya was the title of a series of directories of the Russian Empire published by Aleksei Sergeevich Suvorin on a yearly basis from 1895 to 1923 and was continued under the name Ves SSSR from 1924 to 1931. Each volume was anywhere between 500 and 1500 pages long. The directories contained detailed lists of government offices, public services and medium and large businesses present in major cities across the Russian Empire. These directories are often used by genealogists today to trace family members who were living in pre-revolutionary Russia and the early Soviet period when vital records are missing or prove difficult to find. Historians use them to research the social histories of late 19th century and early 20th century Russia.

Contents

The following information can be found in most editions:
Many original directories in the series can be found in libraries across the U.S., Europe however most only have an incomplete collection.

Other city directories in Russia

Suvorin also published city directories for Saint Petersburg under the title Ves Petersburg for the years 1894 to 1940 and for Moscow under the title Vsia Moskva for the years 1875 to 1936.