Историко-демографические базы данных метрических книг Российской империи конца XVIII – начала XX века.

Демографическое обозрение. 2025. Т. 12. № 1. С. 34–56.

Vinnik M. V., Марченко А. В.

The  article  presents  an  overview  of  historical  and  demographic  databases  of  the  late  18th–early  20thcenturies, created on the basis of the parish registers of the Russian Empire. The list created includes 100 research projects and an additional 41 projects that rely on other historical sources. Classification was made by the nature of the  origin  of  the database  (research,  archival  and  others)  and  by  affiliation  with  research  centers.  Important parameters in the description of databases and research projects were such criteria as: chronological period, territory of study, data format, data availability (openness/closedness), population groups, links to the source or web pages of the open database, as well as its annotation with a description of the purpose of creation and the data themselves. This made it possible to see both the institutional picture of historical and demographic research and its geographic coverage.The collected list is available to everyone in the form of a google table. Our article is intended to help researchers specializing  in  the  field  of  historical  demography  find  like-minded  people  and  sources  for  comparative  analysis. Consolidation  of  regional  databases  and  their  conversion  to  a  single  format  can  serve  as  a  basis  for  fundamental international research and the identification of historical socio-economic and demographic relationships.
 

Keywords: Russian Empire, историческая демография, historical demography, метрические книги, parish registers, historical and demographic databases, revisions, Российская Империя, историко-демографические базы данных

Publication based on the results of: Demographic situation analysis and projections for the Russian Federation. Development of recommendation on population and migration policy (2025)