DEEP ROOT MAPPING
There’s a lot behind a Russian surname or Russian ancestry
What if I told you that, even in the early 1900s, people in the Russia didn’t describe themselves as ‘Russian’?
There is a truly lost ethnic history, and I am here to uncover it
What is Deep Root Mapping?
Handcrafted cultural-historical portrait of your ancestry.
Decodes forgotten ethnic layers behind your Russian family story.
Memory as meaning.
Who Is This For?
- If your ancestors had Russian roots, a Russian surname, or lived in the former Russian Empire or the Soviet Union
- Your DNA test shows a percentage of Russian or other ethnicities from Russian territories, but as usual, it doesn’t explain what that means
- You have a Russian or Russian-sounding surname
What You Recieve?
Ethnic decoding
Interpreting the forgotten ethnic layers behind your ancestry using cultural, geographical and historical context rather than genetic percentages
Microhistory
Reconstructing small-scale, localized historical narratives (e.g., specific regions or communities) to better understand your ancestors’ cultural background
Surname analysis
Exploring the meaning, geographic origin, and social context of your family name to uncover hidden aspects of your identity
Why It’s Unique?
I have 20+ years of fieldwork in ethnogenealogy. My methodology combines a source-critical approach, comparative ethnology, cultural anthropology, and numerous original frameworks and insights developed through years of independent work. I walk the very map I describe
Testimonials
“This helped me reconnect with my ancestry in a way DNA never could. Roman, Finland”
Packages & Pricing
Brief Insight (€35): 1–2 pages, decoding names and places
Expanded Report (€99): 4-6 pages, deeper cultural mapping
Recent articles
- The Forgotten Language of the Merja: Roots Beneath the Surface
- Layers of Identity: Language, Memory and the Forgotten Landscapes
Podcast
Since the beginning of 2025, I’ve been hosting an expert podcast on masked and hidden Russian ethnic identities on Echo Helsinki Radio.
The station broadcasts programs in Russian
Contact / Start Now
Please, contact us via email diverserussiaproject at gmail.com