The International Genealogical Center (IGC), the largest genealogical company in Russia and the countries of the former USSR, presents its leading specialist and one of the oldest employees of the historian-archivist Petr Rempel. Special historical and archival education and 35 years of experience allow Peter to work effectively with archival funds and documents of the 15th-20th centuries, freely read cursive, successfully find and analyze historical information. He performs the most complex and non-obvious archival investigations, including those based on incomplete and indirect source data.

With its help, we find information and documents about almost every person who lived on the territory of the Russian Empire, the USSR and Eastern Europe over the past 300 years, often over 400 and in some cases over 500 years. Petr works throughout Russia, as well as in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

With the participation of Petr Rempel, the IGC implemented unique projects related to various ethnic and class groups of the population, territories, historical events, processes and phenomena. The fate of the Greeks, Bulgarians and Armenians who fled from the Ottoman Empire, the families of German colonists and their ancestors before leaving for Russia, the history of the families of the peoples of the Caucasus were studied. Searches were carried out related to the development of the "Wild Field" and Siberia, the colonization of the North and Central Asia, the construction of monasteries. The fates of the missing, victims of terror, conflicts and wars were revealed; the fate of persons "crossed out" from the history of the family, biological ancestors. In the course of the work, the complex and dramatic history of the Jewish people was restored: the history of the dynasties of merchants and artisans, merchants and petty bourgeois, cantonists and revolutionaries, victims of pogroms and the Holocaust, and emigrants. There were many other complex and non-trivial projects.

In addition to archival work, Petr is engaged in searches on the ground: interviewing old-timers, localizing disappeared objects of settlements, buildings, camps, burials, professional photo and video recording, collecting and attributing artifacts, compiling maps and plans. Petr is a participant and organizer of dozens of research trips, business trips and expeditions, including those to remote and hard-to-reach areas.

During his work in the company, Petr has established himself as a creative and proactive an employee who constantly improves his skills. He made a huge contribution to promotion of research projects and popularization of genealogy as an industry historical science. Among the professional and personal qualities of Petr Rempel, one can note decency and responsibility, perseverance in achieving goals, readiness for experiments and non-traditional algorithms for solving problems. Working with Peter is easy and comfortable.

Our company is grateful to Petr Rempel for successful cooperation. We can confidently recommend him as a highly qualified specialist.

CEO A.S. Maratkanov

INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL CENTER