RAGAS, the Russian-American Genealogical Archival Service, was founded by the Archives of Russia (AROS) and the US National Archives Volunteer Association in 1992 and is now a private enterprise. RAGAS's strengths are in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Their address is:

RAGAS
P.O. Box 236
Glen Echo, MD 20812-0236
Tel: (202) 501-5205 (Vladislav Soshnikov)
Email: ragas@dg.dgsys.com, vladrag@glas.apc.org

FAST was founded in 1992 by two Soviet émigrés with contacts in the Lithuanian archives. Their strength is in Lithuania and Ukraine. The address is:

FAST
8510 Wild Olive Drive
Potomac, MD 20854
Tel: (301) 424-2654 (Boris Feldblyum)
Email: bfeldbly@CapAccess.org
Web site: www.avotaynu.com/fast.htm

Miriam Weiner travels to Poland and Ukraine several times a year and specialises in the Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Moldova. The address is:

Routes to Roots
136 Sandpiper Key
Secaucus
NJ 07094-2210
Tel: (201) 866-4075 (Miriam Weiner)
Website: www.routestoroots.com.