List of archives in Russia

This is a list of archives in Russia.

Archives in Russia

Federal archives

• State Archive of the Russian Federation (ГАРФ). Location: Moscow.
• Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (РГАДА). Location: Moscow. Until 1992 known as the Central State Archive of Ancient Documents of the USSR (ЦГАДА СССР).
• Russian State Historical Archive (РГИА). Location: Saint Petersburg.
• Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (РГАНИ)
• Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (РГАСПИ)
• Russian State Military Archive (РГВА). Location: Moscow.
• Russian State Military Historical Archive (РГВИА)
• Russian State Archive of the Navy (РГА ВМФ)
• Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (РГАЛИ). Location: Moscow.
• Russian State Archive of Scientific-Technical Documentation (РГАНТД). Location: Moscow (since 1995).
• Russian State Archive in Samara (РГА в г. Самаре). Was a branch of the Russian State Archive of Scientific-Technical Documentation from 1995-2016.
• Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents (РГАКФД)
• Russian State Archive of Sound Recordings (РГАФД)
• Russian State Archive of the Economy (РГАЭ). Location: Moscow.
• Russian State Historical Archive of the Far East (РГИА ДВ)

Federal departmental archives

• Central Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (ЦАМО)
• Archive of Military-Medical Documents at the Military-Medical Museum of the Ministry of Defense Russian Federation
• Central Naval Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (ЦВМА)
• Branch of the Central Naval Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
• Central Border Archive of the Federal Security Service of Russia (ЦПА ФСБ России)
• Central Archive of the Federal Security Service of Russia (ЦА ФСБ)
• Main Information Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (ГИЦ МВД)
• Central Archive of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (ЦАВВ)
• Archive of the President of the Russian Federation

Regional archives

• National Archive of the Republic of Adygea
• State Archive of Socio-Legal Documentation of the Republic of Altai
• Central State Archive of Public Associations of the Republic of Bashkortostan (ЦГАОО РБ)
• Central State Historical Archive of the Republic of Bashkortostan (ЦГИА РБ)
• State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia (ГАУК РБ «ГАРБ»)
• Central State Archive of the Republic of Dagestan (ЦГА РД)
• State Archive of the Republic of Ingushetia (ГКУ «Госархив Ингушетии»)
• Archive Service of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (АС КБР)
• Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Kalmykia "National Archive"
• State Archive of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (РГБУ «ГА КЧР»). Location: Cherkessk. Divisions:
  • Personnel Records Archive (Архив документов по личному составу)
  • Center for Documentation of Modern History (ФРГБУ «ГА КЧР» ЦДНИ). Location: Cherkessk.
• Center for Documentation of Public Movements and Parties of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. (РРГУ «ЦДОДП КЧР» ) Location: Cherkessk.
• National Archive of the Republic of Karelia (ГБУ НА РК)
• Komi National Archive
• State Archive of the Republic of Crimea (ГКУ РК ГА РК) Formerly State Archives in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
• State Archive of the Republic of Crimea for Modern History and Personnel Records (ГКУ ГА РК Ни и ЛС)
• State Archive of the Republic of Mari El
• Central State Archive of the Republic of Mordovia
• State Archive of Personnel Records of the Republic of Mordovia
• National Archive of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
• Central State Archive of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania (РГБУ «ЦГА РСО-Алания»)
• State Archive of Modern History of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania (РГБУ «ГАНИ РСО-Алания»)
• State Archive of the Republic of Tatarstan (ГБУ «ГА РТ»)
• National Archive of the Republic of Tuva (ГБУ НА РТ)
• Central State Archive of the Udmurt Republic (ГУ «ЦГА УР»)
• Center for Documentation of Modern History of the Udmurt Republic (ГУ «ЦДНИ УР»)
• State Archive of Social and Legal Documents of the Udmurt Republic (ГУ «ГАСПД УР»)
• National Archive of Khakassia
• Administration for Supporting the Activities of the Archival Directorate of the Government of the Chechen Republic
• State Historical Archive of the Chuvash Republic
• State Archive of Contemporary History of the Chuvash Republic
• State Film Studio "Chuvashkino" and Archive of Electronic Documentation
• State Historical Archive of Sakhalin Oblast (ГБУ «ГИАСО»)
• State Archive of Personnel Records of Sakhalin Oblast (ГБУ «ГАДЛССО»)
• State Archive of Kostroma Oblast. Location: Kostroma.
• State Archive of Contemporary History of Kostroma Oblast (ГУ «ГАНИКО»)
• State Archive of Krasnodar Krai
• State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Krai
• State Archive of the Republic of Crimea (ГКУ РК «Госархив Республики Крым»)
• Leningrad Regional State Archive in Vyborg (ГКУ «ЛОГАВ»). Location: Vyborg.
• State Archive of Murmansk Oblast (ГАМО)
• State Archive of Murmansk Oblast in Kirovsk (ГОКУ ГАМО в г. Кировске). Location: Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast.
• State Archive of Penza Oblast (ГБУ «ГАПО»)
• State Archive of Perm Krai (ГКБУ ГАПК)
• Perm State Archive of Contemporary History (ПермГАНИ)
• State Archive of Rostov Oblast (ГАРО)
• State Archive of Ryazan Oblast (ГБУ РО «ГАРО»)
• State Archive of Stavropol Krai (ГАСК)
• United State Archive of Orenburg Oblast (ОГАОО)
• United State Archive of Chelyabinsk Oblast (ОГАЧО)
• Central Archive of the City of Moscow
• Central Historical Archive of Moscow (ЦИАМ)
• Central Archive of the Socio-Political History of Moscow
• Central Moscow Archive-Museum of Personal Collections
• Central Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation of Moscow (ЦАНТДМ)
• Central Archive of Electronic and Audiovisual Documents of Moscow
• Central Archive of Documents on the Employment History of Moscow Citizens
• State Archive of Novosibirsk Oblast
• State Archive of Oryol Oblast
• Central State Archive of St. Petersburg (ЦГА СПб)
• Central State Historical Archive of St. Petersburg (ЦГИА СПб)
• Central State Archive of Literature and Art of St. Petersburg (ЦГАЛИ СПб)
• Central State Archive of Film, Photo, and Audio-Visual Documents of St. Petersburg (ЦГАКФФД СПб)
• Central State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation of St. Petersburg (ЦГАНТД СПб)
• Central State Archive of Historical and Political Documents of St. Petersburg (ЦГАИПД СПб)
• Central State Archive of Personnel Records of Liquidated State Enterprises of St. Petersburg (ЦГАЛС СПб)
• State Archive of Saratov Oblast (ОГУ «ГАСО»)
• State Archive of Sverdlovsk Oblast (ГКУСО «ГАСО») Location: Yekaterinburg.
• Central State Archive of Moscow Oblast (ЦГАМО)
• State Archive of Tambov Oblast (ГАТО)
• State Archive of Socio-Political History of Tambov Oblast (ГАСПИТО)
• State Archive of Tomsk Oblast (ГАТО)
• State Archive of Yaroslavl Oblast
• State Archive of Contemporary History of Novgorod Oblast (ГОКУ ГАНИНО)
• State Archive of Yugra
• State Archive of Tver Oblast (ГКУ ГАТО)
• State archive of Kaliningrad oblast. Location: Kaliningrad.
• State Archive of Primorsky Krai (ГАПК). Location: Vladivostok.

Municipal archives

• State Archive of the City of Ishimbay
• Kaliningrad city archive

Archives outside Russia with extensive Russian collections

• Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European Culture at Columbia University, New York City, United States
• Russian Historical Archive Abroad in Prague
• Hoover Institution Library and Archives

See also

• List of archives
• List of libraries in Russia
• List of museums in Russia
• Culture of Russia

Further reading

• Crump, Charles George (1911). "Record" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 958–965, see page 965. Russia.—The records of the Russian government are distributed in various repositories in Moscow and St Petersburg. At the former are preserved the records of the foreign relations of Russia down to 1801...