Historiographical review of Russian peasant genealogy
The article reviews the historiography of Russian peasant genealogy in different stages of its development: pre-revolutionary, Soviet and post-Soviet period. The first publications in Russia on peasant genealogy are given and the most significant ones are highlighted. Indicated some problems in the historiography on the subject matter. Directions in the history of peasant genealogy in the modern world are revealed and characterized for the first time. Descriptions of the main publications on the peasant genealogy are given.