Is there a place called, "Waskowice" in Russia?

Question

We are researching our great grandfather who came to the US from Russia in 1911. He lists his place of birth on the ship's manifest as, "Waskowice, Russia" however, we can't find any evidence that this village/city exists. We suspect that either the place was renamed or he was trying to "cover his tracks". Older surviving relatives have said that he always claimed to be from St. Petersburg and that his whole family was killed by the Russian army. Any information that could be provided would be much appreciated!

Answer 1

Look in modern Poland. That land has switched hands very often, and the name has a Polish form.

Answer 2

I agree, it sounds Polish.

There's a city named Laskowice in Poland...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelcz-Lasko...

Answer 3

I sent you all of the information I could find on him. The good news is that he wasn't an orphan. His father was alive and listed as his nearest living relative. He lists his place of birth on the WWI Draft Registrations as "Staro-konstantinav". That's modern-day Starokostiantyniv, Ukraine.

Answer 4

It does sound very Polish. The only result I got when I typed it in search engine was this page (although got no idea what it is).

http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/egwinv/eg...

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