State Archive of the Russian Federation

State Archive of the Russian Federation

State Archive of the Russian Federation
Agency overview
Formed	1992
Jurisdiction	Government of Russia
Agency executive	Director-General

The State Archive of the Russian Federation (commonly known as GARF) is a major national archive of Russia.^[1] It was established in Moscow in 1992. It acquired collections of the Central State Archive of the October Revolution. It also houses the Central State Archive of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The archives contain collections covering the period from 1800 to 1993.^[2]

1. ↑ Svetlana Chervonnaya. "Russian Archival Environment". Archival Research. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. ↑ "State Archive of Russian Federation (Gosudarstvennyi Arkhiv Rossiiskoi Federazii-GARF)". Central Registry. Retrieved 28 April 2015.