Permanent Council of the United Noble Societies of Russia. Russian noble assembly of Psodor during World War I

On October 2, 2010, Moscow celebrated the 65th anniversary of the Leader of the Russian Nobility Assembly (RDS), His Excellency Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin.

Representatives of the Church, government authorities, public organizations, relatives and friends of Prince Gagarin and many members of the Russian Noble Assembly gathered to congratulate the hero of the day.

On behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, Mitred Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, congratulated the prince, who presented His Excellency with an icon of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Director of the Chancellery of the Head of the Russian Imperial House A.N. Zakatov read out a congratulation to Prince Grigory Grigorievich from the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and announced the decree on awarding the hero of the day. On behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Prince Gagarin was congratulated by a group of generals headed by Lieutenant General A.Ya. Kolomeychenko. At the same time, Major General A.V. Kirilin presented His Excellency the 200th Anniversary of the Ministry of Defense medal, which the prince was awarded for his own active cooperation and interaction on the part of the RDS with the Russian Armed Forces. Professor S.N. Baburin announced the decision of the Academic Council of the university to award Prince Gagarin with the Nikolai Rumyantsev Gold Badge of Honor. First Deputy Director of the Russian State Military Historical and Cultural Center under the Government of the Russian Federation G.I. Kalchenko, congratulating the hero of the day, presented him with a commemorative government medal for his contribution to the patriotic education of youth.

Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin congratulates Prince Gagarin

Professor S.N. Baburin congratulates Prince Grigory Grigorievich

Major General A.V. Kirilin congratulates His Excellency

Congratulatory greetings from the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia V.E. Churov and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations S.A. Popov. The Deputy Head of the Administration of the Public Chamber of Russia A.I. Kudryavtsev, Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Department Yu.Yu. Didenko and others.

At the gala reception, the associates of the For Faith and Fatherland Movement, headed by the Chairman of the Governing Center K.R. Kasimovsky, Member of the RC G.N. Grishin and the spiritual father of the Movement, Hieromonk Nikon (Levachev-Belavenets), ranks of the Chancellery of the Head of the Russian Imperial House Herald Master S.V. Dumin and lawyer G.Yu. Lukyanov, head of the Moscow Department of the Russian Imperial Union-Order A.A. Lyubich, members of the Society of the descendants of the participants Patriotic War of 1812, headed by the chairman of the Society V.I. Alyavdin, General Director of the company "Partnership of A. I. Abrikosov's sons" D.P. Abrikosov, President of the Society of Friends of the State Historical Museum A.A. Bondarev, President of the Moscow Interdistrict Bar Association S. B. Zubkov, representatives of the priesthood and leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, members of the RGTEU Administration and others.

Chairman of the Governing Center of the Movement "For Faith and Fatherland" K.R. Kasimovsky and Member of the Governing Center G.N. Grishin congratulate Prince Grigory Grigorievich

And, of course, Prince Grigory Grigorievich was congratulated by the numerous deputation of the RDS headed by the First Vice-Leader of the RDS A.Yu. Korolev-Pereleshin, including the Vice-Leader of the Moscow Noble Assembly (MDS) Professor P.V. Florensky, Leader of the Bashkortostan Noble Assembly - Mejlis of Tatar Murzas Z.Ya. Ayupov, Leader of the Perm Noble Assembly A.A. Posukhov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.M. Lavrov, head of the pilgrimage section of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society S.Yu. Zhitenev, the leader of the youth section of the RDS M.M. Volkova and many, many others.

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BIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
ABOUT THE LEADER
RUSSIAN GIRL'S ASSEMBLY

Prince Grigory Grigorievich G A G A R I N E

Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin - Rurikovich, a direct descendant of the Russian Grand Dukes Vladimir Monomakh, Yuri Dolgoruky, Vsevolod the Big Nest. Born on October 2, 1945 in the suburbs of Paris Villejuive into a family of Russian emigrants. Baptized in the suburbs of Paris Clichy, in the Church of the Holy Trinity in December 1945 in the presence of his parents, relatives and friends. Father - Prince Grigory Borisovich Gagarin (1908-1993), son of Major General Prince Boris Vladimirovich Gagarin (1876-1966), hero of the First World War, awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th class and the gold St. George weapon. Prince B.V. Gagarin in exile was the chairman of the Union of St. George Knights. Father of Prince G.G. Gagarina G.B. Gagarin studied first at the Cadet Corps, then graduated from the University of Liege and worked as a mechanical engineer. During World War II, he was in the Army of General Charles de Gaulle, was in a combat unit, which was one of the first to land in France, and had a number of military awards.

Mother Maria Fedorovna Karpova (1910-1998) is a representative of a famous noble family, descending from Rurik. Her grandfather - Gennady Fedorovich Karpov, a famous historian, professor, after his death at Moscow University, a scholarship named after him was established for especially successful students. The mother of Prince G.G. Gagarin graduated from the Sorbonne and then worked as a class lady in a gymnasium in Paris. Mother was fortunate enough to have E.I.V. Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, who entered the senior class of this gymnasium to pass the examinations for the certificate. During World War II she also participated in the French Resistance movement.

The parents of Prince G.G. Gagarin had known each other since the 1930s. They met again in France, immediately after the liberation of Paris from German occupation in August 1944, decided to get married and got married at the end of 1944 in the Paris suburb of Clichy. After the end of the war and the birth of a son, the parents of G.G. Gagarin, following the example of a significant part of the Russian emigration, wanted to return to their homeland in Russia. The mother of Grigory Grigorievich especially insisted on this. However, the father of Grigory Grigorievich, having become acquainted by this time with the methods of work of the Soviet special services, who tried, by means of pressure and intimidation, to involve him in working with internees, realized what awaited him in the Soviet Union and changed his mind about returning to Russia under the communist regime. Grigory Grigorievich's mother, however, did not agree with him and insisted on returning. There was a serious quarrel and the family broke up. Father G.G. Gagarin later lived and died in England. The mother of Grigory Grigorievich with a second marriage married Grigory Erastovich Tulubiev (1897-1960), a hereditary nobleman, a former Guards officer, a member of the White movement, who fought in the White Army with the rank of staff captain. From this marriage in 1948, the half-brother of Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin, Andrei Grigorievich Tulubiev, was born.

A few years after the end of the war, Grigory Grigorievich, together with his mother and stepfather, moved first to the German Democratic Republic, and then to Russia. They expected to settle in one of the capitals, but they were sent to the city of Troitsk in the Chelyabinsk region, to the border with Kazakhstan. The stepfather raised and raised Grigory Grigorievich as his own son, never making a distinction between him and his half-brother.

Prince G.G. Gagarin has two higher educations. In 1964 he entered the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute, graduated from the Civil Engineering Faculty in 1971 and was left to work at the department. From that time he lived in Chelyabinsk. In 1993 he graduated from the Mining Faculty of the All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute in Moscow. Worked as a research assistant at the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute (1971–1986), head of the laboratory at the South Ural Trust for Engineering and Construction Surveys (1986–1992), Chief Specialist of the Spetszhelezobetonproekt Design and Technology Institute (1992–2001), Chief Specialist of the Building Inspection Department and facilities in LLC "South Ural Regional Technical Center" Prombezopasnost "" (2001-2006).

Since 2007 - head of the department of technical development of production, expert on the inspection of buildings and structures of CJSC Uralspetsenergoremont-Holding. Since 2009 - investment and construction advisor to the rector of the Russian State University of Trade and Economics (Moscow).

In 1999, he applied for membership in the Russian Noble Assembly (RDS). Accepted by a full member of the RDS, with an entry in the 5th part of the Pedigree book of the RDS (diploma # 2173). Even before the final entry into the RDS, Prince G.G. Gagarin began to organize the Chelyabinsk Regional Nobility Assembly, which he created in 1999 and, not without difficulty, was officially registered at the beginning of 2005 as a regional branch of the RDS. All these years (up to 2009 inclusive) he was the leader of the Chelyabinsk Noble Assembly. Delegate of the 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th All-Russian Noble Congresses. In May 2005 he was elected to the Council of the United Nobility, since that time he has actively participated in all meetings of the Council.

In August 2007, Grigory Grigorievich was introduced to the Head of the Russian Imperial House, E.I.V. Sovereign Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna. The candidacy of Prince G.G. Gagarin, as a possible future Leader of the RDS, was highly approved.

At the reporting and elective 12th All-Russian Noble Congress in May 2008, he was elected the Leader of the Russian Noble Assembly.

Prince G.G. Gagarin actively supported and continued the public, civic and cultural and educational activities of the RDS, which the organization had carried out all previous years. After being elected as the Leader of the RDS, he personally heads most of the RDS programs and projects.

Since 2008, he has been participating in the preparation and conduct of visits to Russia by the Head and Members of the Russian Imperial House, in the implementation of actions aimed at integrating the Russian Imperial House into the life of our Fatherland.

Since 2010, Prince G.G. Gagarin is a member of the Council of Orthodox Public Associations under the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations.

Awards:
- Russian Imperial House: Order of St. Anne, 2nd degree (2009);
- Foreign: Order of Honor of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika (2009); medal "20 years of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika" (2010), medal "600 years of Bender" of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika (2009).
- Russian Noble Assembly: honorary medal (2nd degree, 2008) of the honorary award "In memory of the creation of the Union of the descendants of the Russian nobility - the Russian Noble Assembly".

Prince G.G. Gagarin is married. Wife - Princess Valentina Oskarovna, née Bidlingmeier, comes from a family of German settlers in the Caucasus (born in 1948 in Kazakhstan), the parents of the wife in the late 1980s left for permanent residence in Germany. The only daughter of Prince Grigory Grigorievich - Princess Maria Grigorievna, was born in 1972 in Chelyabinsk, graduated from the university in Germany, in Stuttgart, married to a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, has a daughter, Anna (born in 2008).

STATE AND PUBLIC-POLITICAL CONCEPT
RUSSIAN GIRL'S ASSEMBLY
(2nd edition)

"The road will be mastered by the walking ..."

1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1.1. We, representatives of Russian noble families, announced on May 10, 1990 of the restoration, and proclaimed our main goals to be the resurrection of destroyed and lost spiritual, moral, cultural and material values, the restoration of the interrupted historical continuity of generations and the ideals of morality, Christian tolerance, and respect traditional for the Russian state. to the personality, enlightened patriotism and sacrificial service to the Fatherland.

1.2. From time immemorial, the historical vocation of the Russian nobility was to serve the state. The nobility developed as a class of defenders and servants of the Fatherland, who raised the importance of feelings of duty and honor. Guided by these feelings and our own vision of state and socio-political ideals, we stand for the revival of Russia as a great Power, which harmoniously absorbed in modern conditions all the best traditions and qualities that manifested themselves during its almost 12-century existence.

1.3. Our country arose at the junction of several great civilizations and, having repelled all the aggression directed at it from the east, south and west, thanks to its unique geopolitical position and the efforts of all the peoples inhabiting it, it itself began to be a great civilization. By the beginning of the twentieth century, Russia was an advanced state for its time - a parliamentary monarchy with a highly developed economy, an active political life, humane legislation, a high level of citizenship, spirituality and brotherhood of people.

The evolutionary development of the state was forcibly interrupted by the revolutions of 1917, carried out by radical political elements, who managed to captivate Russian society with false ideals of establishing social justice according to the recipes of the communist doctrine.

We must state that the destruction of the Russian state took place under conditions of nihilism that had been implanted in the country for a long time, and representatives of all estates, not excluding the nobility, were involved in this process to one degree or another.

1.4. Having withstood all the trials sent down by the Almighty with all the people, we now set ourselves the following main tasks: to contribute to the revival of the moral and spiritual foundations of the Russian society and state, the formation of public consciousness on the principles of traditionalism, ancestral faith and enlightened patriotism, the revival and strengthening of Russian statehood on the basis of historical Russian state traditions and principles, restoration of Russian historical traditions of state administration and local self-government.

1.5. Protesting against the imposition on our society of a sense of the doom of the Russian peoples to epigonize the Western world with its so-called “universal human values”, “unified ideology”, globalism and tolerance, we stand for all-round support and priority of the national identity of cultural traditions, ethical ideals and eternal spiritual values of peoples Russia, for the revival and consolidation in our life of the Faith of the ancestors as a proven means of restoring morality and ethics in society.

1.6. Without binding ourselves to the framework of any specific political parties, we set the task of uniting persons belonging to the Russian nobility and the descendants of Russian noble families, who have retained their self-identification as representatives of the class, which for centuries has created, strengthened and defended the Russian state, its cultural and scientific potential, for the restoration and the continuation of the historical continuity of generations, for the establishment both in our own environment and in society as a whole, a sense of belonging to the history and future of our Fatherland, for common work for the good of Russia. At the same time, we are confident that the consolidation of persons belonging to the Russian nobility and the descendants of Russian noble families is possible only on the basis of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, the Faith of the ancestors, and traditions of faithful service to their Fatherland.

1.7. We declare that Russian Noble Assembly regional branches (regional Nobility Assemblies) and the Council of the United Nobility, included in it, are the successors of the organizational structures and activities of the Union of United Noble Societies, respectively, the provincial Noble Assemblies at the place of registration of the currently formed Noble Assemblies and the Council of the United Nobility, which existed in Russia until February 1917.

1.8. We declare that Russian Noble Assembly is a traditionalist organization with deep respect for the Russian spiritual and cultural heritage, for the traditions of the historical Russian Statehood, while it does not dogmatize specific forms and does not bow before the ideas of the past, but is ready to use all the wealth of the historical experience of the country and the people, perceiving it in a dynamic development.

1.9. We declare that Russian Noble Assembly, recognizing the enduring spiritual and moral significance of the Approved Charter of the Great Local Church and Zemsky Sobor of 1613 on the calling of the House of Romanovs to the kingdom, the Act of Succession to the throne in 1797, the Manifesto of the Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich 1924 on the adoption by him in exile of the Imperial regulatory title and other dictatorial acts the legal status of the House of Romanov, is a legitimist organization, that is, it honors the legitimate Russian Imperial House as a historical institution and one of the main pillars of modern civil society and remains loyal to its Head. The now legitimate Head of the Russian Imperial House of Romanov is Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, and Her legal heir is His Imperial Highness the Tsarevich and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich.

1.10. Though Russian Noble Assembly- the organization is non-political and does not set itself the goal of coming to power, we not only reserve the right to speak out, including in the media, on the most important issues of the life of Russia and other states that were part of a single Power, but we also intend to be invariably active to participate in public and state activities in all its most important spheres.

1.11. We consider it important in every possible way, patiently and persistently to form elements of accord and unity in the main directions of the social and political activities of various movements and organizations that stand on the positions of the restoration and development of Russian statehood. We stand for the priority of national and public interests. Wherein Russian Noble Assembly is open to cooperation with all forces, all state, political and public organizations that set themselves the goal of contributing to the revival, strengthening, prosperity and greatness of the Russian State and the territories of the historical Russian State, the prosperity and prosperity of our peoples. Unacceptable for Russian Noble Assembly, for our cooperation are only totalitarian organizations and parties adhering to the atheist ideology, participation in whose activities we consider incompatible with membership in.

1.12. We believe that people of duty and honor of all strata of society, relying on the experience of national history, creatively assessing the multivariate possibilities of the present and the future, are able to make a significant contribution, and, perhaps, play a decisive role in the revival of the Fatherland.

In this our activity, we are guided by the provisions set forth in the following sections of our Concept.

2. PRIORITY OF MORALITY AND SPIRITUALITY

2.1. "A political fortress is strong only when it rests on moral strength ..."- said V.O. Klyuchevsky. Only the unity of state and moral principles allowed our state from ancient times to modern history to overcome the most serious crises when such unity was broken. However, several generations of our compatriots grew up in conditions of propaganda of distorted Russian history, ignorance of the principles of education and effective development of a multinational, multi-structured and multi-confessional state, which was our Russia.

2.2. Our finding of truth is not a search for abstract intellectual truth and, moreover, not an empty copying of a foreign scheme, but a search for truth as a path in life, a combination of truth-truth with truth-justice.

2.3. We are convinced that the prosperity and greatness of our Fatherland is possible only on the path of moral revival and the establishment in society of the priorities of Russia's traditional spiritual, moral and cultural values, spiritual and religious education.

We believe that Faith is a guarantee of morality and moral principles, predictability of behavior and stability of people's existence. Modern traditionalists, and indeed all citizens who sincerely care for the welfare of their Fatherland, regardless of their current state affiliation and nationality, need to adopt, preserve and re-feel in themselves the depth of the Faith of our ancestors, their benevolence, forgiving love, respect for traditions, stability , family, homeland.

At the same time, we state that despite the difficult period experienced by our country in the 20th century, most of the members of our noble union were brought up in the spirit of respect for the Faith of their ancestors.

2.4. The Russian nobility has historically developed as a multinational and multi-confessional estate corporation, and Russian Noble Assembly respects the confession by members of our organization of the Faith of their ancestors.

We consider unacceptable only militant atheism and belonging to extremist and totalitarian sects. The propaganda of fighting against God, offending the feelings of the majority of members of our noble union, is incompatible with membership in Russian Noble Assembly.

2.5. Respecting all religions of the peoples of Russia (Christianity, Islam and other confessions), the Russian Noble Assembly emphasizes the special role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the centuries-old history of our Fatherland and the enduring importance of Christian values in the revival of the Russian state. Orthodoxy, as the confession of the bulk of the Russian population, has always been the spiritual source that nourished the Russian statehood.

The Russian Orthodox Church is for Russian Noble Assembly the main and immutable moral arbiter.

2.6. Therefore, in the revival of the Faith and, first of all, Orthodoxy, we see the most important element of the spiritual revival of Russia.

In the name of this, we consider it necessary:

to provide the Church with the opportunity to take the proper authoritative place in society and the state;
to return the churches and all the remaining property to the Church, which she owned before the Bolshevik coup, taking into account their museum value and preservation;
render all possible assistance in the restoration of churches and shrines of all confessions;
introduce the teaching of the basics of spiritual (religious) knowledge and the study of religions prevailing on the territory of our country in general educational institutions;
restore the institution of military priests;
give an unambiguous assessment of the atheist totalitarian regime and eliminate the attributes of veneration and symbolism of the enemies of the Russian statehood and faith;
to return the previous names to unworthily renamed cities, streets, other geographical and other objects;
to perpetuate the memory of the fighters for Russian statehood and the Faith, who opposed the totalitarian regime and suffered from it;
to develop and implement a comprehensive program for the preservation and restoration of the country's national cultural and historical heritage;
to develop a methodology for the spiritual education of children and youth in the spirit of the truth about historical Russia;
carry out relevant publishing activities.

2.7. In general, the most important and priority task for Russian Noble Assembly there must be the development of fruitful cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church and the provision of all-round assistance and support to her in her great saving mission. The Russian Noble Assembly sees its special role in strengthening the unity of the Russian Orthodox Church and overcoming the consequences of the tragic rift that divided the Russian world into "metropolis" and "abroad"

2.8. All possible assistance in the upbringing of a new, highly moral generation of Russian citizens should become the most important area of activity of modern Russian Noble Assembly... This upbringing should harmoniously combine enlightened patriotism, Faith, respect for historical Russia, and citizenship.

2.9. With our life, appearance, deeds, we must return to the public consciousness of Russians the images of a nobleman and a citizen, worthy of imitation, especially in matters of nobility, honor, duty, broad education, impeccable upbringing, civic and human dignity.

3. LEGITIMITY

3.1. The revival of Russia is unthinkable without a return to the forcibly interrupted legal tradition and legitimacy, outside the continuity of more than a thousand years of Russian statehood. Based on this, Russian Noble Assembly proposes to introduce into the Constitution of Russia a provision stating that Russia (Russian Federation) is the legal successor not only of the USSR, but also of the Russian Empire. The Russian Noble Assembly proposes to introduce into the Constitution of Russia an article calling for voluntary and peaceful reunification of the peoples of the Russian Empire and the USSR.

3.2. The February revolution and the Bolshevik coup of 1917 were the greatest catastrophe for Russia. As a result, the power in the country fell into the hands of the enemies of the Russian statehood, which led to the destruction of the historical Russian State. Whatever changes the totalitarian regime established by the communists underwent in the future, it always remained essentially anti-Russian, since its existence was based on class misanthropic principles, which were directly opposite to those on which Russia stood. Hostility towards historical Russia was the cornerstone of his ideological concept.

3.3. Russian Noble Assembly proceeds from the historical experience of the twentieth century, which indicates that the legitimate and legitimate development of states is possible in a political system dominated by non-extremist political parties. The natural, historically emerging core of such a system, a consolidating force and banner that is so necessary for such a multinational and multi-confessional country like Russia, is called upon to become a legitimate hereditary monarchy, capable of adequately and for the long term to ensure and symbolize the national unity of the state. AND Russian Noble Assembly offers our society just such a form of nationwide consolidation.

3.4. We believe that the restoration of the monarchy in Russia would best meet the interests of the country and the peoples inhabiting it, since:

monarchy is the legacy and the result of centuries-old historical development of the country, the embodiment of the deep foundations of national consciousness, it is not identified with the state regime of any particular historical era and can now become the same life-giving source of state existence, which it was in Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg;
alien to narrow political, social, professional, national and other biases, the authority of the Supreme Power of the Monarch can become a force that ensures the prosperity and development of free and healthy political thought, reflecting the aspirations of Russians striving to return their homeland to its original creative path;
the hereditary and therefore independent and incorruptible Supreme Power of the Monarch is capable of being a force morally uniting the country and serving as a guarantor of the protection of the national interests of its peoples;
monarchy is a reliable alternative to any form of totalitarian regime;
possessing popular confidence, the Monarch as the supreme Arbiter, Conscience and Symbol of the state is compatible with any form of administrative, social and economic system that recognizes private property and universal moral principles.

3.5. Wherein Russian Noble Assembly realizes that the restoration of the monarchy in our country must take place in a non-violent way, upon reaching the proper level of churching of the people, with the blessing of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church and with the consent of the majority of Russian society.

3.6. However, regardless of these conditions, the legitimate Russian Imperial House, the Head and Members of which, being citizens of the Russian Federation, are still forced to permanently reside abroad, must be recognized as a historical institution that made an invaluable contribution to the creation, strengthening, development and greatness of the Russian State.

At the state level (by decree of the President of Russia, by a law adopted by the Federal Assembly of Russia or otherwise), the official Status of the Russian Imperial House should be adopted, allowing the Members of the Imperial Dynasty of the Romanovs not only to live with dignity in Russia, but also to symbolize continuity with a long history, contributing to the maintenance of social , religious and national peace in modern Russia, the preservation of a single civilizational and cultural space of all peoples of the historical Russian State, making an important contribution to the revival of the spiritual foundations of society, the development of culture and art, the preservation of natural resources, the improvement of the institutions of the rule of law and civil society.

3.7. For the most Russian Noble Assembly the legitimate Head of the Russian Imperial House is the Source of Honor.

Outside of serving the Russian Imperial House, outside of the Imperial homophorion of the Head of the Russian Imperial House, over the Russian nobility itself, which has historically always been an open estate, loses its meaning and perspective of its existence, since it itself does not have the rights of revocation, incorporation of new members into the noble community, approval of coats of arms , the final approval of the rights associated with noble dignity, etc.

3.8. Russian Noble Assembly corporate public organization and does not require from its members uniform political, including monarchical views, a single ideological commitment. However, persons joining the Russian Nobility Assembly must respect the recognized Russian Noble Assembly Head and Members of the Russian Imperial House. Disrespectful attitude, offensive statements in relation to the Head and Members of the Russian Imperial House are incompatible with membership in Russian Noble Assembly.

3.9. Serving the Russian Imperial House, assistance in its activities, all possible assistance to the integration of the Russian Imperial House into the life of modern Russia are the most important and priority tasks. Russian Noble Assembly.

4. STATE UNITY

4.1. Historical Russia was not an accidental mechanical unification of peoples and territories, but a naturally formed integral cultural and political organism that developed within the framework of objectively necessary geographical boundaries. Russia has never known national oppression, the numerous peoples inhabiting it had the opportunity to preserve their identity and develop their national culture.

4.2. The dismemberment of Russia according to the national principle, carried out by the Bolsheviks, into union and autonomous republics and the drawing of artificial borders along the living body of the country were aimed at destroying its historically established unity and ultimately led to its current disintegration into a dozen independent states.

4.3. Russian Noble Assembly recognizes the newly independent states as an existing reality, is ready to communicate and cooperate with their state and public structures on the basis of respect, compliance with international law and diplomatic rules, as well as the national legislation of these states.

4.4. However, we consider such disunity and isolation to be a temporary phenomenon and disadvantageous in economic, socio-political, cultural relations for the vast majority of citizens living on the territory of historical Russia, which does not meet the long-term interests of the fraternal peoples.

4.5. Proceeding from this, we believe that in the future it is correct and logical to restore, in one form or another, the state unity of the territories and peoples of the historical Russian State. In doing so, we take into account the following circumstances:

the peoples of historical multinational Russia, being under Russian cultural and political influence, before the revolution, developed harmoniously in all directions and were loyal to the Supreme Power; as the economic, spiritual and moral revival of Russia, one can count on the restoration of such loyalty and trust;
the state-political isolation of a number of territories of historical Russia, hastily proclaimed by their political leaders and national radical forces, inevitably led to the disruption of the most important economic ties and a decrease in the living standards of the population;
the high historical, economic and cultural connectivity of the territories of historical Russia, the widespread settlement of various peoples and nationalities in all its regions makes us see in the continuation of the integration processes the pillar direction of the development of a single statehood of all peoples of historical Russia.

4.6. We believe and emphasize that the state, interstate or supranational unity we proclaim must be achieved peacefully, on the basis of the voluntary consent of all subjects of the unification process, as a community of peoples closely united by a single history and economy.

4.7. Wherein Russian Noble Assembly opposes the unification and uniformity of national regions, for the principle of their originality, plurality of ways, diversity of ethnic groups, confessions.

4.8. The task of the regional Nobility Assemblies, revived or formed in the newly independent states of the Near Abroad and included in a single Russian Noble Assembly- by their own example, using the methods of "people's diplomacy" to demonstrate their interest in broad interaction with the public structures of other independent countries that were previously part of a single state, proving the possibility and advantages of unity.

4.9. In any conditions Russian Noble Assembly will provide all possible moral support to the Russian and Russian-speaking communities, wherever they are. We are ready to act as mediators and arbitrators in various interethnic conflict situations, defending the principles of unity, opposing any signs of national, religious, linguistic and other discrimination.

5. LEGAL STRUCTURE

5.1. The arbitrariness of the totalitarian regime and its heirs must be replaced by a firm power firmly based on laws that are binding on all legal entities and individuals, regardless of their affiliation with the political circles in power at the moment.

At the same time, on the basis of general agreement, a smooth, without interethnic and social confrontations, a real transition to a full-fledged civil law-governed state should be ensured.

5.2. The triumph and universality of the execution of the law must be ensured by a strong executive branch with direct subordination of all subordinate structures to it vertically. In advocating the establishment of a strong state power, we proceed from the premise that such power should be a triumph of law and serve as protection against any arbitrariness.

5.3. We are supporters of the consistent implementation of political reforms and freedoms, first proclaimed in Russia by Emperor Alexander II and developed by his Son and Grandson.

5.4. At the same time, without denying the importance of building a civil society in the country, we affirm that rights and freedoms without responsibilities, not supported by a moral imperative, a sense of duty and responsibility, sooner or later will inevitably lead the world to a spiritual and then material crisis, as already more than once in history.

5.5. In the field of local government, the proven experience of zemstvos at different levels should be actively used.

5.6. The country's Armed Forces should be built on the basis of the traditions of the Russian Army and Navy, with the restoration of their attributes and symbols, the return of historical names to military units, ships, etc. Russian Noble Assembly intends to continue to actively cooperate with the Armed Forces.

5.7. In the field of legal proceedings, it is necessary to develop the best principles and traditions of the judicial system that existed in Russia.

Strict and real execution of court decisions by both private individuals and state structures and bodies must be achieved, up to criminal liability for non-execution; ensured real independence of judges from local and federal authorities, including economic and domestic independence, while reporting in accordance with the law.

5.8. In the field of education and training of new generations, all the achievements of the classical education system should be restored, taking into account modern experience.

Russian Noble Assembly considers itself entitled to create its own certified training system.

5.9. We proclaim traditionalism, stability and harmony as the main qualities of the rule of law and consider it necessary to end discrimination in the legal rights of citizens of historical Russia.

All representatives of the first Russian emigration who were forced to leave the country, and their descendants must be recognized in Russian citizenship by a single legal act, regardless of their submission of any petitions and applications, only by the fact that they themselves or their ancestors belonged to Russian citizenship before 1917. To take advantage of this act or not will remain the right of each such representative of the Russian Diaspora.

Ways should be found to compensate all persons who suffered from totalitarianism, especially in the first years of the Bolshevik regime, the documents of the repressive bodies concerning them should be made public, and burial places should be established.

5.10. In the field of mass media, equal opportunities must be unswervingly ensured for all social and political movements that recognize legal norms of activity. Russian Noble Assembly At the same time, he will seek appropriate opportunities for the dissemination of his ideas and his vision of the further development of the state.

6. ECONOMIC FREEDOM

6.1. We proceed from the premise that property rights are sacred and inviolable. Outside of this principle, building an efficient economy is impossible. Economic freedom and freedom of entrepreneurial activity are the main conditions for the effective development of the country's economy.

6.2. All types of property, including state, corporate (in particular, joint-stock companies), collective (in the form of community property, or "peace" common in Russia), or private, must enjoy equal respect and the same protection of the law. The creation of a diversified free economy is in the best interests of the economic revival of Russia.

6.3. At the same time, state control over the most significant, from the state point of view, industries, primarily defense enterprises, land use and subsoil exploitation, should be retained.

6.4. The most important condition for the economic upsurge of Russia is the revival among Russian industrialists and all citizens of labor morality, the skills of responsible work, which pre-revolutionary Russia possessed in all its estates.

6.5. The key to the success of any activity can only be the correct balance of tradition and innovation. Any transformations carried out, whether political, economic or social, should not interrupt the continuity of the relationship between Russian society and Russian civilization with age-old national spiritual and moral foundations and traditional way of life for the sake of artificial implantation of foreign orders.

6.6. To stabilize the domestic economy, we consider it necessary to introduce a system of national protectionism, which consists in supporting the state and / or large domestic financial and industrial firms, first of all, for domestic industry and responsible capital and creating preferential conditions for their development in comparison with foreign ones.

6.7. The land should be provided to the peasants and those who are able to cultivate it, in line with the continuation and development of the ideas of Stolypin's agrarian policy.

It is necessary to encourage and provide priority conditions for the acquisition of land for those descendants of Russian farmers and landowners who have retained the ability and desire to work on the land; the return of Russian emigration to Russia should be facilitated by creating preferential conditions for their acquisition of property in the country and participation in the revival of national entrepreneurial activity.

6.9. In order to preserve the country's national cultural heritage, part of the property that previously belonged to the Russian nobility (estates, etc.), and is now in desolation, could be transferred for management Russian Noble Assembly, the regional Noble Assembly or another noble financial and economic organization (fund, bank) so that these cultural values could be restored and would be in the possession of both a noble public organization and, possibly, private individuals.

7. OPERATING METHODS

7.1. Activity Russian Noble Assembly carried out in full accordance with the current legislation of the states where its members live.

7.2. The main motive behind all promotions Russian Noble Assembly there must be a search for ways to harmony and unity of the peoples of historical Russia.

7.3. In practice Russian Noble Assembly such forms of public discussion as conducting discussions, up to national, conferences, "round tables", etc. with the involvement of highly qualified experts, should be widely used.

7.4. Goals and means of activity Russian Noble Assembly should be equally noble, pure and transparent.

We continue to publish materials about the little-known pages of the life and everyday life of the Russian people. Today we will focus on the current situation of the Russian aristocracy - the descendants of the pre-revolutionary nobility.

There are four and a half thousand people in the Russian Noble Assembly

Tell us about the activities of the Russian Nobility Assembly. Does the status of a "nobleman" exist today, and in what form?

Although the history of assemblies of nobility in Russia should be counted from the certificate of honor of Catherine the Great in 1785, the Nobility Assembly, as a public organization of modern Russia, was formed in 1990. On May 10, 1990, about 50 people, mostly members of a certain friendly circle, gathered in Moscow and established “ Union of the descendants of the Russian nobility - Russian Noble Assembly"(This is our full name). Let me remind you that the Soviet Union was still in the yard with the leading role of the CPSU. In fact, it was no longer very scary - " restructuring», « Gorbachev"And so on, but nevertheless some courage of these pioneers must be given its due. Remember, the next year there was the August putsch, and God knows how the country's development would have gone if it had succeeded.

My grandmother read about the fact that the Assembly of the Nobility arose in Moscow in “ In the evening", And literally the next day I went to register. This was my reaction and the reaction of many hundreds of people who seemed to be waiting for this moment, others were more expectant. Nevertheless, in the 1990-1991s, a very noticeable flow of people reached out to us. VOOPIiK(All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments) provided us with a small room in the former Znamensky Monastery on Varvarka (then it was also called Stepana Razin). And sometimes we took in the bell tower. So, I remember that there was a queue to each of the 4-5 genealogists who received the reception. Then the flow became slightly smaller, but never dried up. It does not stop even now. Today, the Russian Noble Assembly consists of about four and a half thousand people. Is it a lot or a little? Rather few. Because this is hardly more than 2-3% of those who could join us. The question of Christ comes to mind:

Have not ten been cleansed, where is the nine?

Unfortunately, both at the beginning of the era and now people very quickly forget what they should remember. It's good to remember. Causes? On the one hand, over 70 years of Soviet power, executions, persecutions, exile, labor camps and total fear in many noble families, the tradition was literally interrupted - there was simply no one left to pass it on. Therefore, there are now a large number of nobles who are sincerely unaware of their origin.

Another situation - a person knows that he is a nobleman, but the family spoke about it in a whisper, with an eye on the walls that have ears. And this fear has so much entered the flesh, blood and subconsciousness of post-Soviet people that it became psychologically impossible for many to declare oneself a nobleman. Several people have told me exactly the same story. The older generation, having learned that their children or grandchildren had joined the Assembly of the Nobility, took their heads in horror:

Are you out of your mind! We will all be shot!

There is also a third reason. Many people believe that since we live in the 21st century, the nobility is a long turned page, it is somehow ridiculous and ridiculous to remember this. It's like putting on a top hat or fanning yourself. Yes, I know that I am a nobleman, well, that's all, no one else needs to know this, Well, maybe I'll tell the children - so, as a joke. This is a very common reaction.

There is one more typical excuse, typical mainly for the descendants of aristocratic families. “Why should I join somewhere? Whether I am in the Assembly of the Nobility or not, I am Prince Trubetskoy and will remain Prince Trubetskoy. I know my ancestors, it is important for me, but it is indecent to boast of origin in front of others. " Why, one wonders, was considered natural for a nobleman until 1917 and was not associated with pride in any way?

And finally, perhaps the most important reason is laziness. Making people go to the archives, go to the registry office, rummage through their own family documents is sometimes an absolutely impossible task. In part, of course, I can understand these people: they do not have enough money to live, there are a lot of problems all around, and then they are forced to go somewhere, write something and even pay for something. At the same time, the Noble Assembly throughout the years of its existence provided free methodological assistance and helped in finding the necessary documents.

And yet there were some who were not lazy. As a result, now the Russian Noble Assembly consists of 70 regional branches, scattered not only across the modern Russian Federation from Konigsberg to Sakhalin and from Petrozavodsk to Crimea and Kuban, but also throughout the territory of the Russian Empire, including Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Baltic countries. and Transcaucasia. Several branches have appeared in the far abroad - in Australia, Bulgaria, California. As I said, approximately 4,500 people are currently members of the Assembly. Of course, more entered, many have, alas, already died. We often say - and we do not sin against the truth - that there are about 15 thousand of us with family members. These are descendants of both the male and female lines. The former are active members of the Assembly (and in the legal sense, nobles), the latter are associate members.

From the point of view of restitution issues, it is absolutely all the same, property inheritance goes along any line. From the point of view of the nobility's legislation, this is wrong, we understand this perfectly well and deliberately went for this wrong, because after 70 years of the Soviet "skating rink" it was impossible to do otherwise. Indeed, often the noble tradition was passed down precisely through mothers and grandmothers, because fathers and grandfathers died in the revolution or the Civil War, died in exile, in prisons, camps. Agree that men die more often than women, and it is women who then pass on the tradition to their children and grandchildren.

If we ignore the female line, it will not only be unfair - we will also lose a large share of the most valuable information. Some kind of childbirth in the male knee was completely stopped during the years of Soviet power, and if we say: “ you do not interest us, you are not nobles", Then we will lose a huge layer of documents, which from a historical point of view is simply criminal.

There are not so few Rurikovichs as it might seem

Name several well-known genera, representatives of which are now alive.

These are counts Bobrinsky - direct descendants of Catherine II and Grigory Orlov, princes Gagarins, Trubetskoy, Obolensky, Volkonsky, Khovansky, many princes Golitsyns, counts Sheremetevs, Tolstoy and Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, Apraksins, Tatischevs, Efimovskoy, Kamensky, Kamensky ...

Are there no Yusupovs?

In principle, there are no Yusupovs. The Yusupov princes were cut short in the male knee at the end of the 19th century. The daughter of the last prince Yusupov, Zinaida Nikolaevna, having married Count Sumarokov-Elston, by the Imperial decree gave him her surname, and they began to be called the princes Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston. Moreover, only the senior representative of the family was named Prince Yusupov. The famous Felix Feliksovich Yusupov, the murderer of Rasputin, the son of Zinaida Nikolaevna, had a brother - Nikolai Feliksovich, he was called simply Count Sumarokov-Elston. Nikolai had no children (he died in a duel very young), and Felix Feliksovich, from the niece of Nicholas II, Irina Alexandrovna, had only a daughter, Irina, who died in 1983. Now her daughter Ksenia Nikolaevna Sfiris, nee Countess Sheremeteva, is alive, but the Yusupov princes are no longer there.

Aside from the princes and counts, in the Noble Assembly there are many representatives of the old untitled surnames: Aksakovs, Bezobrazovs, Beklemishevs, Berdyaevs, Bibikovs, Verderevskys, Vorontsov-Velyaminovs, Glinka, Golenishchevs-Kutuzovs, Dolivos, Grigorovs , Kvashnins-Samarins, Korsakovs, Lopatins, Nakhimovs, Olenins, Olsufievs, Olferyevs, Osorgins, Ofrosimovs, Passeks, Pereleshins, Raevsky, Rzhevsky, Skaryatins, Khitrovo, Khrushchovs, Chebyshevs, Chelischevs, Chelischevs, Chichichevs, of course, there are many and the Baltic Germans - von Essen, von Bergi, von Fitinghof. In Russia, in contrast to Western Europe, there were not so many titled families, about 1%, in the West this percentage is much higher, thanks to the once ramified feudal system.

Are there any descendants of the Rurik and Gediminids in the world now?

Of course. The princes Golitsyn, Trubetskoy, Khovansky, which I have already mentioned, are the Gediminovichi. Of the Rurikovichs, these are the princes Gagarins, Volkonsky, Khilkovs, Vadbolsky, untitled Karpovs and Counts Tatishchevs. Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Shakhovskoy is the leader of the Union of Russian Nobles in Paris.

In general, there are not so few Rurikovichs as it might seem. In South America, the Gorchakov princes live, in France the Beloselsky-Belozersky, in England the Lobanov-Rostovsky. There are a lot of Obolensky princes. The second leader of the Russian Noble Assembly was Prince Andrei Sergeevich Obolensky.

And what kind of family do you belong to?

To the Shcherbachev family, as follows from my surname. This is the sixth part of the noble genealogy of the Kaluga province, columnar nobility, that is, relatively ancient - the family is 500 years old. In general, the usual Russian genus. According to legend, he comes from a native of the Golden Horde, but in reality - from Dmitry Shcherbach, who served as an interpreter at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Troubles, my direct ancestor, the governor of Przemysl, received a crucified death from “ thieves and cossacks»Ivan Bolotnikov. And in 1613, one of the Shcherbachevs signed a letter of election to the kingdom of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov.

But, of course, the most famous representative of our family was Adjutant General Dmitry Grigorievich Shcherbachev, commander of the Romanian Front in the First World War - he can be found in literally all encyclopedias.

Estate marriages - rare phenomenon

Tell me, how does the aristocracy live in other countries, for example, in France? I heard that the Western aristocracy exists in a very closed regime. Any attempt by the modern nouveau riche to join this society is thwarted.

What you describe is quite consistent with the situation in France and Great Britain. In general, in Great Britain, the nobility as an institution, fully functioning. When you become the eldest of the lineage, you are a lord, and sit in the House of Lords. Yes, in England, as far as I know, there are a number of societies where you cannot enter for any money until someone brings you there.

There are several noble societies in Italy. Some hold more or less open events. For example, the ball "Il cento e non piu cento", that is, "One hundred and a little not one hundred" in Casale Monferrato (Piedmont). Its history goes back to the distant Middle Ages, when the city was engulfed in a war between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. Finally, they managed to agree that, as a sign of reconciliation, a ball would be held, to which a hundred people from the aristocracy and a hundred from the bourgeoisie would come, but on the eve of the ball, someone unexpectedly died ...

This ball was remembered in the 19th century, it was revived, and since then it has been held annually. Both the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy are invited there - mostly, of course, Italian, but also from all over the world. As for the Russian Assembly of the Nobility, we have not only balls, but almost all events are open.

Is there a dress code at the balls?

The dress code, of course, is: Black Tie, that is, a tuxedo for men, a long dress for women. No wigs or other kundstyuk. There are sometimes masquerade balls, but quite rarely. Remember “ War and peace", The first ball of Natasha Rostova. How were the heroes of the novel dressed? In clothes that were used in their era, and not the way they dressed, for example, under Peter I or Ivan the Terrible.

In honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, there was a historical ball in the costumes of the era of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. But it was a very special, unique ball. We would least of all want the ball to be museumified. In our opinion, ballroom culture should be a part of life - this is exactly what it was in Russia in the 19th century.

Are there still families or people who are trying to arrange dynastic marriages, when daughters are looking for suitors from a noble family?

This is a hot topic. The late Count Nikolai Nikolaevich Bobrinsky, the first chairman of the Admissions Committee of the Noble Assembly, told me, then still very young: “ One of the goals of the Assembly of the Nobility should be the conclusion of estate marriages". I was still a little surprised then. It should be noted that several such marriages were concluded in the Assembly of the Nobility. But if we talk about statistics, then, unfortunately, these are exceptions to the rule. So this mission, in my opinion, has not yet been completed.

The situation abroad is not much better. In recent years, even in royal dynasties, there has been a tendency to enter into non-dynastic marriages. This game of pseudo-democracy does not at all benefit the monarchist idea - on the contrary, it ruins it. Thank God, the situation is better in dynasties at a lower level. Especially in Germany. There are many princely families, including those mediatized (with dynastic status), which respect the tradition and enter into equal marriages.

If we talk about France, then the revolution happened there a long time ago, and, in addition to the nobility, what can be called “ the old bourgeoisie". If it were not for the 1917 revolution, then in Russia, too, we would have revered bourgeois families, such as the Morozovs, Ryabushinsky, Tretyakovs and others.

Today Russian nobles are not involved in politics

What role could the descendants of the nobility play in the development of our society and state?

A legitimate question. The Assembly of the Nobility should exist not only for itself. Although this is also important. When in the 1990s people came to the Assembly of the Nobility, they felt an amazing, unique atmosphere, it seemed to them that they had returned to their home, to their relatives. Didn't they deserve it?

I remember Irina Vladimirovna Trubetskaya, who spent almost half of her life in exile and labor camps. She smoked Belomor, but at first glance at her it was possible to understand that in front of you was a real aristocrat, there was such a core in her, such a soulful face. For the sake of gathering such people together, it made sense to create a Noble Assembly. The 1990s were quite cannibalistic, and we had an oasis where a person felt warmed up.

But you are absolutely right, the Assembly of the Nobility also feels its social mission. First of all, cultural and educational. At one time, the Noble Assembly and its then vice-leader S. A. Sapozhnikov initiated, I think, a very successful book project “ Forgotten and unknown Russia”, Within the framework of which more than 100 books were published on the history of the White movement, emigration, famous names and figures of the Russian Empire, such phenomena of Russian life as mercy and charity, etc. In addition, the Nobility Assembly holds scientific conferences on topical topics, most often in conjunction with reputable scientific organizations - the Russian State Library, the Historical Museum, the Institute of Russian History, etc.

We are not involved in politics. Why? The nobles are accustomed to doing what they do, to do well. In the 18th and 19th centuries, we were good at doing politics, but now there are no prerequisites for this - and why are we going to go there? I do not exclude that everything will still change. History in our country is unpredictable. What matters is that we are. As long as we are, we will testify about the thousand-year history of Russian, about that real Russia, which was not born in 1917 or in 1991. This is our main task in the Russian Federation, which, according to the historian S.V. Volkov, “ not yet Russia».

The Russian Nobility Assembly (abbreviated as RDS; full name - "Union of the descendants of the Russian Nobility - Russian Nobility Assembly") is a corporate public organization uniting persons belonging to the Russian nobility, as well as descendants of Russian noble families who have documented and irrefutably proved their undoubted belonging to the Russian the nobility.

Noble assemblies were canceled by decree of the CEC on November 10, 1917. The document itself was a unique source.

21) Structures and publications in genealogy: Russian genealogical society in St. Petersburg.

Russian Genealogical Society (abbreviated RGO), founded in 1897 in St. Petersburg on the initiative of Prince A.B. Lobanov-Rostovsky. The meetings of the society were held at Nadezhdinskaya Street (now Mayakovsky Street), 27.

The purpose of the society is the scientific development of the history and genealogy of noble families (including the study of the genealogy of the service nobility of pre-Petrine Russia); in the field of studies of the Russian Geographical Society - research on heraldry, sphragistics (an auxiliary historical discipline that studies seals and their impressions on various materials), diplomacy and other historical disciplines. The chairman is Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich. The Russian Geographical Society included historians, court dignitaries, statesmen, representatives of provincial noble assemblies: N.P. Likhachev (one of the founders and the actual leader of the society), S.D.Sheremetev, G.A.Vlasyev, D.F. Kobeko, N. V. Myatlev, V. V. Rummel and others. In 1901 - 130 members (in 1898-23). The main works of the members of the society were published in 4 issues of Izvestia (1900-11). The archive of the Russian Geographical Society kept ancient letters, columns, documents of the 16th-18th centuries. from the family archives of the Osorgins, Tyrtovs, Musins-Pushkins and others (now in the archives of Leningrad and Moscow). In 1919 the Russian Geographical Society entered the Russian Academy of the History of Material Culture, and was renamed the Russian Historical and Genealogical Society; in 1922 it ceased to exist.

22) Structures and publications in genealogy: Historical - Genealogical Society in Moscow. The Historical and Genealogical Society in Moscow, founded in 1904 and restored in 1990, is a voluntary scientific and public organization and aims to continue the traditions of historical and genealogical research, the scientific development of problems of domestic genealogy, the study of the history of genera and families, mutual assistance in genealogical research, popularization and promotion of genealogical knowledge and genealogy as a branch of historical science.

Targets and goals

1. Takes care of the preservation of family archives and collections, describes and publishes them in compliance with the rules established on this subject.

2. Collects and processes materials on history, genealogy, heraldry and related disciplines.

3. Collects a library, archive and museum on all subjects that meet the objectives of the Society.

4. Arranges public meetings with the reading of reports and lectures and organizes exhibitions on issues that meet the objectives of the Society.

5. Conducts genealogical and heraldic expertise and consultations on these issues.

6. Interacts with archives, museums, libraries and other institutions and organizations (including foreign ones) on issues that meet the objectives of the Society, and provides its members with the opportunity to study in archives, libraries and museums.

7. Exercises the right of editorial and publishing activities, publishes (in the manner prescribed by law) its journal and the works of its members and others, printed and graphic materials on genealogy, heraldry and related disciplines, republishes works on these and other issues related to the subject of the Society's knowledge.

8. Orders the execution of genealogical surveys and other works on the specified issues in Russia and abroad and fulfills orders of Russian and foreign citizens and organizations, and also acts as an intermediary in the execution of such orders.

9. Finances genealogical programs, research, expeditions, participates in the implementation of similar programs organized by other scientific and public centers, organizations and individuals (including foreign ones).

10. Opens branches in other cities.

11. Issues prizes and medals for works that meet the objectives of the Society.

12. Creates a computer data bank on genealogy, heraldry and related disciplines and organizes an information center.

23) "Historical genealogy"

The journal "Historical Genealogy" is published by the Center for Genealogical Research in Yekaterinburg. This journal publishes articles on topical issues of genealogy, introduces genealogical sources into processing (noble papers). The articles contain information about the fate of certain noble families (the fate of the Romanovs), about the fate of certain surnames. On the development of French clans in relation to immigrants.