Showing posts with label Russian refugee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russian refugee. Show all posts

Saturday, August 02, 2025

"My Grandmother’s Journey: A Russian Refugee Story from 1946"

 

Here are “real refugee documents from 1940s Russia”documents
about my grandmother escaping to Paris during World War II
I'm hoping this stays for posterity




Central office of the Russian Refugees                                                          Paris,9 January 1946

Application per the Geneva Accord on
June 30 1928 and oƒ the Decree on January 11 1930

91 Rue Lecourbe

Paris 15
# 29                                         Custom Certificate

Central Office of Russian refugees certify that conforming to the convention relative to the International Statute of Refugees, signed in Geneva 28 October 1933 and promulgated that which concerns France by decree on 3 December 1936 Chapter II Article V.

“Under reservation of the dispositions of Article 4, line 2, the dissolution of refugee marriages will be regulated by the law of their domicile or by default the law of their residence.”

The present certificate is delivered to Madam Ana SMIRNOFF, maiden name Gauss Ryklitsky, Russian refugee, residing at 24 Rue de Gravilliers, Paris.

Director of the Office

B Maklakoff

Ancient Ambassador of Russia

Seen as authentication of the present document Paris January 8 1946

Representative of the Society of Nations

My grandmother’s refugee Customs Certificate from 1946

My grandmother’s refugee identification card from 1946 from Belgrad


My grandmother’s refugee identification card from 1946 from Belgrad

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