Day of creation of the address and reference service of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation

Kiosks were installed on the streets of major cities of the Soviet Union, where local residents or visitors could turn to obtain information In the "City Information" bureau one could find out about the place of residence or telephone number of the wanted person, the departure time of the train or the interval of the trams It is precisely this kiosk that Pasha Gusarov, a guy in love with the main character of the film “Girl Without an Address,” turns to to get information Such services were available to all Soviet citizens - their cost was 15-30 kopecks, depending on the complexity of the issue The predecessors of information pavilions in the USSR are considered to be the address offices of Tsarist Russia, formed under the city police on October 15, 1809 This service was responsible for registering people who arrived to work for hire in Moscow and St Petersburg and issued them, according to the decree of Alexander I, tickets for the right to reside in these cities In 1839, the offices of the Northern capital were transformed into targeted expeditions, in which desks were opened People turned here when they wanted to find out about the place of residence of a person living in St Petersburg In May 1861, similar institutions appeared in Moscow Information for the directory books of address tables was provided by janitors, block supervisors, and owners and managers of residential buildings In 1888, the offices were closed, only to reopen and start working after the revolution of 1917 In the USSR, address offices worked in city police departments With the advent of the Internet, the collection, storage and distribution of information moved to a more high-tech direction However, the department’s employees, just like a hundred years ago, fulfill the duties assigned to them by the state October 15 marks the Day of the creation of the address and reference service of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation The date of the holiday coincides with the appearance in 1809 of offices at the city police of the two capitals of the Russian Empire Until 2004, the information service was subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Further, the authority to organize its activities was transferred to the FMS, which dealt with migration issues in the Russian Federation Since 2016, the address and reference service has been part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Information from its database can be obtained through State Services or during a personal visit to the Internal Affairs Directorate Currently, help desk workers provide services using automated information systems IT technologies are used to process data about the location or residence of any person, storing the available information in the database for 25-50 years from the current date Colleagues and relatives congratulate professionals who are engaged in collecting and processing information on October 15 on the Day of Creation of the FMS Address and Information Service