Talvik

I but here one more surname. It's Streif.
At first, how you write it in Russian? And the second, if somebody see this name somewhere, please let me know. This is also one line of my roots. But in Estonia is no any of them anymore. And somewhere i read, that in Russia lives some Streif. Where they live, i don't know.

This family is Estonian, just name is German.

Hey!
Thank to you all!!! Thank to your help found first living relatives in Russia. It's a big thing for me.
Now i hope they remember something more about my roots and can help me with this.

Thank you once more!!!!!!

Yes, that i know. As much grandfather told, hes roots are from somewhere around Tartu and Võru. But i need something more, as this surname was given for many places around this cities.
But are they went to Siberia by themselves or they were sent, i'm not sure. As Revel (old) was founded by Estonians, who were sent out from Estonia to Siberia because of Mahtra war (i heard this from somewhere) and as they lived in this village, i can not say, how it was. For this i must find out some things before.

Tere, Vallokas! Minu vanaema elab Novõis Revelis ja ma uurin lugu minu perekonna ka. Ma alustan (tahan) tulema Omskisse Ajaloolinesse Arhiivisse ja Kalachinskisse Arhiivisse. Aga ma ei tea millal ma võin. Küllap, 2-3 kuu pärast.

Nagunii, ma võin järele vaatama teie sugulasede ka. Kirjuta, palun, taas kord, kõik nimed, perekonnanimed, aastad ja asula kes te teate.

>>Maybe Soviet KGB (or some other organisation) arrested him or just killed?
Võimalik, kuid suuri repressioonid on hakkanud lõppus 20x aastat.

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Hi there! My grandmother born and living in Novii Revel, and now I'm learning my roots too. I want to come to Omsk historical archive and Archive of Kalachinsk. But actually I don't know when I will have free time for it. Maybe in 2-3 months, I don't know.

Anyway, I can check your roots too. Please write again all names and second names that you interested in. Also I need all years (roughly speaking) and places that your roots were and lived.

>>Maybe Soviet KGB (or some other organisation) arrested him or just killed?
It's quite possible, but mass repressions have began only in the end of the 20s.

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PS: Sorry for post in 2 languages. When I was replying I was not sure that you will understand me, therefore I write post in eesti and english.
PS2: By the way, about "he had a lot of land and was quite rich in this area". Almost all estonians was rich in this area Russian Empire was giving good credits and lands for emigrants. Also, as say my grandmother, estonians was knowing many technologies of cultivation, leather processing, etc. For example, as grandmother says, that russians was bringing the fur and fell, and then estonians sewed clothes.