source jewishgen.org
These people were eligible to vote in the Russian Duma (parliament) in 1906 or 1907. There were property qualification and one had to be male. The lists were published in newspapers. Not all lists survived, but one can get an idea of where some of the Pokrassa families lived in 1907...which does not necessarily exclude other localities. At the time it was difficult for Jews to live in the city of Kiev, which may explain while there is no one from the city of Kiev. Kiev was the capital of the Kiev Gubernia (Province). The Russian empire was divided into Gubernias (Provinces) which carried the names of their capitol cities. These did not necessarily coincide with national boundaries after the Russian empire collapsed...or after the Soviet Union collapsed. For example the former Vilna Gubernia is now partly in Lithuania and partly in Belarus.
Kiev Gubernia Duma Voters List
Name Patronymic Year /
Number Qualifications Town (type)
Street Uyezd
District Age
Nationality
POKRAS, Gershko Elev 1906 / 2191 business owner Chigirin
Chigirin
POKRAS, Khaim Ber Volkovich 1907 / 419 real estate Gostomel (m)
Kiev
POKRAS, Avrum Lejbov 1906 / 714 Fastov
Vasil'kov
POKRASA, Itsko Moshkovich 1906 / 679 Kanev
Kanev
60
POKRASA, El Lejbov 1907 / 2020
private apartment Obukhov (m)
Kiev
POKRAS, Shmul' Meerov 1906 / 2184 apt.tax Tarashcha
Tarashcha
POKRAS, Gershko
1906 / 2272 Bielaya Tserkov
Vasil'kov
POKRASA, Ovsej Berkov 1907 / 258 apt.tax Cherkassy
Naber. 52, 2 ch. Cherkassy
Jewish
POKRASA, Moshko Iosev 1907 / 3426 merchant Gorodishche
Cherkassy
Jewish
POKRASA, Itsko-Khaim Gershkov 1907 / 3417 property 100 Rubles Gorodishche
Cherkassy
Jewish
POKRASA, Duvid-Mejlakh Khaimovich 1906 / 710 Boguslav
Kanev
60
POKRASA, Itsko Avrumovich 1906 / 711 Boguslav
Kanev
36
POKRASA, Avrum Gershkovich 1906 / 723 Boguslav
Kanev
52
POKRASA, Ejna Khaimovich 1906 / 734 Boguslav
Kanev
56
POKRASA, Yankel' Duvidovich 1906 / 741 Boguslav
Kanev
37
Name Patronymic Year /
Number Qualifications Town (type)
Street Uyezd
District Age
Nationality
POKRASA, Moshko Aronovich 1906 / 764 Boguslav
Kanev
39
POKRASA, Avrum Duvidovich 1906 / 770 Boguslav
Kanev
38
POKRASA, Rakhmil' Mordkovich 1906 / 771 Boguslav
Kanev
58
POKRASA, Berko Duvidovich 1906 / 772 Boguslav
Kanev
32
POKRASA, Ios'ko Duvidovich 1906 / 773 Boguslav
Kanev
26
POKRASA, Itsko Duvidovich 1906 / 774 Boguslav
Kanev
27
POKRASA, Itsko Avrumovich 1906 / 776 Boguslav
Kanev
36
POKRASA, Itsko Gershkovich 1906 / 787 Boguslav
Kanev
65
POKRASA, Avrum Lejbovich 1906 / 307 Korsun
Kanev
32
POKRASA, Meer Lejbov 1906 / 2268 apt.tax Tarashcha
Tarashcha
POKRASA, Lejb Mordkov 1906 / 2143 property Tarashcha
Tarashcha
POKROS, Yankel Itskovich 1906 / 2855 Trade tax Berdichev
Berdichev
3