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Submitted by Abigail A Russell

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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 9/2/2026 7:01 PM
Family Surname: Zozovskiy - Зозовскій
Country: Ukraine
Date of Image: 1888?
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(Page 6 in military booklet of Гершъ Зозовскій - booklet in personal collection)

GOAL: a translation of the HANDWRITTEN text on page 6 (or as much of it as is legible). And if you recognize the significance of the stamp at the bottom, please do let me know.

Further Context:
- Gersh[ko] was a private (Рябовой) in Alexander III’s infantry. I believe he & his family was from Lyubar, in modern Ukraine.
- I know almost nothing about his time serving in the Army; which is why I’d like as complete of a translation as possible, please.
- I know he ultimately fled the empire with his family before he was to be re-conscripted in 1902 (that’s the story told in our family, at least); and he was living in NYC by the year 1900 — so I’m trying to learn as much as possible about his life in the decades prior to arriving in the US.

Thank you very much for any help!!

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9/3/2026 7:12 AM 6. Гершко
Сбоку (печатный):
«Отметка уездного воинского начальника о прибытии на место постоянного жительства и о сроке явки в случае призыва».
• «Означенный в этом билете рядовой Зозовский в Управление Новоглад-Волынского Уездного Воинского Начальника явился 15 сентября 1888 года».
• «Билет его записан в алфавит запасных нижних чинов, в книге 1888 года под № 2».
• «По призыву на службу обязан явиться на сборный пункт в город Новоградволынск через 3 суток со времени объявления призыва».
Нижняя часть:
• «Подпись»: воинский начальник, подполковник и делопроизводитель, капитан).
• Слева внизу — круглая гербовая печать с двуглавым орлом и надписью по окружности «Управление Новоглад-Волынского воинского начальника».
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6. Gerško On the side (printed):
“Mark by the district military commander regarding arrival at the place of permanent residence and the deadline for reporting in case of conscription.”
• “Private Zozovsky, as indicated in this ticket, reported to the Office of the Novoglad Volynsky District Military Commander on September 15, 1888.”
• “His ticket is recorded in the alphabetical list of reserve lower ranks, in the book for 1888, under No. 2.”
• “Upon being called up for service, you are required to report to the assembly point in the city of Novogradvolynsk within 3 days from the date the call up is announced.”
Lower part:
• “Signature”: military commander, lieutenant colonel, and clerk, captain).
• In the lower left corner — a round heraldic seal with a double headed eagle and the inscription around the perimeter: “Office of the Novoglad Volynsky Military Commander.”

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