I an trying to find out about my Great Uncle, Yanni Brezhnev. I am not sure
if Yanni is his Yiddish name, his family's name for him (as in Yossele,
Tzipele), or his Russian name. Could someone enlighten me?

Sheila Toffell
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Searching for, in the Ukraine:
KARSUNSKY / KORSUNSKY Stavische and Tarasche
BREZHENEV / BREZHNEV Yelisavetograd (Kirovograd)

In Poland;
LAKUMSKI, Skulsk
RAFELSKI(spelling unclear) Lodz area
TOFFEL Opole Lubielski, Josefow nad Wisla