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Index of
Imperial
Russian Weights & Measures
In order to find and use specific types of
Russian records, researchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian
language.
The following index contains Imperial Russian weights
and measures (transliterated from Russian) and their conversion into smaller
Imperial Russian units, Imperial and metric (columns left to right).
The
terms included here are those that you are likely to
find in Russian genealogical sources. If the term you are looking for is not
on this list, please consult a Russian-English dictionary.
Compiled by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
Index
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Weights -
Liquid Measures
-
Dry Measures
-
Linear Measures
-
Monetary Terms
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Other Terms
Weights
|
Rad |
14 pud |
505.58
lbs |
229.33
kilograms |
|
Berkovets |
10 pud |
361
lbs |
163.74
kilograms |
|
Korob |
7 pud |
252
lbs |
114.30
kilograms |
|
Pud |
40
funt |
36.11
lbs |
16.38
kilograms |
|
Funt |
96
zolotnik |
12.0
oz |
409.5
grams |
|
Lot |
3
zolotnik |
0.99
oz |
12.74
grams |
|
Zolotnik |
1/96
funt |
0.33
oz |
4.26
grams |
|
Dolia |
1/96
zolotnik |
0.0034
oz |
0.044
grams |
Liquid Measures
|
Bochka |
40
vedro |
121
gallons |
492
liters |
|
Chetvert |
.25
bochka |
32.5
gallons |
123.01
liters |
|
Vedro |
- |
3.25
gallons |
12.3
liters |
|
Butylka |
1/20
vedro |
0.16
gallons |
0.61
liters |
Dry Measures (Mostly Grains)
|
Chetvert |
.25
rad |
126.39
lbs |
57.33
kilograms |
|
Osmina |
½
chetvert |
63.19
lbs |
28.67
kilograms |
|
Chetverik |
1/8
chetvert |
15.8
lbs |
7.16
kilograms |
Linear Measures
|
Verst |
500
sazhen |
.663
miles |
1.0668 km |
|
Sazhen |
3
arshin |
7
feet |
2.133
m |
|
Arshin |
16 vershok |
28 inches |
72.12 cm |
|
Fut |
12 diuim |
1 foot |
30.48 cm |
|
Chetvert |
.25 arshin |
7 inches |
18.03 cm |
|
Vershok |
- |
1.75 inches |
4.445 cm |
|
Diuim |
- |
1 inch |
2.54 cm |
|
Desiatina |
2400 square sazhen |
2.7 acres |
1.0925 ha |
|
Chetvert |
1/2
desiatina |
1.35
acres |
.273
ha |
Monetary
Terms
|
Chervonets |
10
rubles; |
(in
ancient times 3 rubles) |
|
Poltora |
1 ½
ruble; 150 kopek |
|
|
Ruble |
100
kopek |
(roughly corresponding to a dollar) |
|
Poltina |
50
kopek; ½ ruble |
|
|
Chetvertak |
25
kopek |
|
|
Dvugrivenny |
20
kopek; 2 grivennik |
|
|
Pyatialtynny |
15
kopek; 5 altyn |
|
|
Grivna; Grivennik |
10
kopek |
|
|
Pyatak |
5
kopek |
|
|
Altyn |
3
kopek; 6 den’ga |
|
|
Dvushka |
2
kopek; 4 den’ga |
|
|
Kopek |
2
den’ga |
(roughly corresponding to a penny) |
|
Den’ga |
½
kopek |
|
Notes
Specific weights and measures in
Imperial Russia often changed values over time and sometimes held more than one
value at the same time. In 1918, all weights and measurements in the Soviet
Union were changed to the metric system.
Other Russian Terms
Bibliography
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Dal, V.I. Tolkovyi Slovar Zhivogo
Velikorusskago Iazyka. (Moscow, 1999).
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Kroutikhin, Mikhail I. Correspondence to the author re: Russian genealogical
terms. September, 2006.
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Mueller, V.K. English-Russian Dictionary.
24th Ed. (Moscow,
1995).
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Pushkarev, Sergei G. Dictionary of Russian
Historical Terms from the Eleventh Century to 1917 (Yale, 1970).
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