GA RF

Abbreviation of the Russian name of the State Archive of the Russian Federation (Gosudarstvennyi arkhiv Rossiiskoi Federatsii), the name of the central Russian state archive since 1992. This archive dates back to 1920, and from 1920 to 1991 was known under different names. It has been listed since 1995 as one of the most valuable assets of Russia’s cultural heritage.