Standardized Places

Brent W Hale

Gordon,

The standardized places I need generally do not exist in Russia. Most of what i see is names given to towns during or after World War II. The proper place names prior to World II and prior to the Soviet Union appear to have never been established for the Family Tree. Is there any way standardized names which are time specific can be established in Russia? It would really be great to be able to to have and use geographically and time correct standard names in Russia. I have used the  https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?focusedId=3720074 link but so far there has been no response and the needed standard names have not been added to the database. If you can direct me on what I should to help establish standardized places, I would appreciate it.

Brent W Hale

Ellie Vance

Hi @Brent W Hale!

I work for FamilySearch and know the person that does FamilySearch Places for the former Russian Empire. I'll send him a quick email and get back to you with what he says.