The map makes it possible to quickly find parish registers for specific parishes and time periods, whereas previously this required manual searching. To link numerous digitized documents to churches and time periods, the Yandex team used technology using neural networks. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Main Archives of Moscow.
The update to "Archive Search" offers unique opportunities for Muscovites and all users wishing to delve deeper into their family tree and explore the city's history.
Using handwriting recognition technology and integrating archives with Moscow's cartography, it is now possible not only to find the names of ancestors but also to locate their place of residence. This significantly simplifies genealogical research.
Users can access parish information and select the required parish registers with a single tap. These documents preserve the histories of Muscovites spanning the last 250 years, according to Yaroslav Onopenko, head of the Main Archives of Moscow.
Until 1918, all significant life events—such as births, deaths, and marriages—were recorded in special registers, a copy of which was kept in parishes. Today, researchers have access to the "Archive Search" database, which contains over 13 million pages of registers from Moscow churches.
Artificial intelligence systematized these documents, analyzed their contents, and classified them by register, establishing links to specific churches and time periods.
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