how to search for russian empire ancestors with surname; Borofsky, Scheevic

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how to search for russian empire ancestors with surname; Borofsky, Scheevic

my great grandmother said there was a statue of a Russian General related to our family. her surname Scheevic, her mother Borofsky.

Ellie Vance

Hello!

Do you by chance have some more information? Research in Russia can be a bit difficult because very few records are available online and even fewer have been indexed. It would be helpful to know a location in Russia (a hometown would be the best - records are kept and stored at a local level), time period and religion of your ancestors. Once we have those details, we can better help you