Abstract
Indicates the formation and subsequent development of documentation (registration) of the population of Russia, indicates the sources and forms of recording such information. Regulatory acts are presented, their analysis is given, the role of clergy as living sources, technical recorders and keepers of information about the most important life events of citizens is indicated. The main attention is focused on metric books and their role in establishing various historical facts. The emphasis is placed on the research of individual scientists who have professionally studied the listed problems, which allowed the authors to form their own point of view.
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