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Submitted by Abigail A Russell

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 8/30/2026 9:48 PM
Family Surname: Zozovskiy - Зозовскій
Date of Image: 1889?
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(Pages 8-9 in military booklet of Гершъ Зозовскій - booklet in personal collection)

GOAL: a translation of the HANDWRITTEN text on pages 8-9 (or as much of it as is legible). And any info you might know about the circular stamp at the bottom would be great too.

Further Context:
- Gersh[ko] was a private 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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8/31/2026 6:30 AM Печать : ...Новоград-Волынский уезд
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Seal: ...Novograd‑Volynsky District


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9/1/2026 6:48 AM 8. Гершко.
Зозовский записан в алфавит запасных нижних чинов у Пристава 1 ст.*) Новоград-Волынского управления под № 3. Билет выдан ему на руки, проживает в местечке (поселок, село) Любар. 9 мая 1889 года.
Пристав: подпись.
*) Становой пристав. Полицейская должность (с 1837 года): отвечал за порядок в стане (части уезда), руководил низовой полицией, разбирал мелкие дела.
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8. Gershko.
Zozovsky is listed in the alphabet of reserve lower ranks with the 1st class bailiff*) of the Novograd Volynsky administration, under No. 3. A ticket was issued to him; he lives in the settlement (village, hamlet) Lyubar. May 9, 1889.
Bailiff: signature.
*) Station bailiff. A police position (since 1837): responsible for maintaining order in the station (part of the district), oversaw the local police, and handled minor cases.
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9/1/2026 6:52 AM Печать : " Пристав стан. (становой)
Новоград -Волынский уезд"
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Seal: “Station bailiff. (station officer)
Novograd‑Volynsky District”

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