Records and Repositories in Belarus
National Archives of Belarus
- National Archives of the Republic of Belarus: records for the period after 19174
- Regional and Zonal Archives
- ZAGS Provincial Archives5
- Archive of KGB or KDB6
- Archive of MVD or MUS7
- Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings
- Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Arts
- Belarusian State Archives of Scientific and Technical Documentation
State Provincial Archives
These contain the documents for the period after 1917.
- Regional and Zonal Archives: Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk, Moghilev and Vitebsk.
Notes
4. Central Historical Archives: These contain almost all the surviving documents for the period before 1917. There are two such archives, the National State Historical Archive in Minsk and the State Historical Archive in Grodno.
5. ZAGS: literally from Russian and Belarusian meaning "Recording of Acts of Civil Position". These are the divisions of Belarusian Ministry of Justice. The records for birth, marriage, divorce and death of every person since 1917 should be there. There may also be similar records for the late 19th and early 20th century.
State Archives of Register Offices (ZAGS):
- State Archive of Register Offices for the Brest Region
18, Svobody Sq., 224030, Brest; tel.(375-162) 26-73-22 - State Archive of Register Offices for the Vitebsk Region
6, Gogolya Str., 210010, Vitebsk; tel.(375-212) 36-62-81 - State Archive of Register Offices for the Gomel Region
20, Krestianskaya Str., 246050, Gomel; tel.(375-232) 53-63-63, 53-44-86 - State Archive of Register Offices for the Grodno Region
3, Ozheshko Str., 230023, Grodno; tel.(375-152) 47-09-54 - State Archive of Register Offices for the Mogilev Region
Apt. 026, Town Council, 212030, Mogilev; tel.(375-222) 32-68-99, 32-67-90 - State Archive of Register Offices for the city of Minsk
24a, Krasnoarmeiskaya Str., 220030, Minsk; tel.(375-17) 227-89-50, 227-38-23 - State Archive of Register Offices for the Minsk Region
24a, Krasnoarmeiskaya Str., 220030, Minsk; tel.(375-17) 227-70-33
6. KGB: literally from Russian and Belarusian meaning “Committee of State Security”. This archive contains some records on persons who were under the control of that institution control in 1918. These documents are called “personal files”.
7. Archive of the Ministry of Defense: It stores military records, including information about persons who were in military since 1918.
