I posted this website before, but this could be a good source of information for many of you looking for more data on Russian cities settlements in China. Where there’s a church there are people!
http://www.orthodox.cn/ofasc/index_en.html
- Accuracy. This website has a lot of great information about the church, its priests and the Russian communities in China from a very early point. The data are NOT comprehensive. There are many gaps and some machine translations have been done that may not be clear.
- Authority. Credentials are Orthodox Fellowship of All Saints of China. However, I am not sure where this website is hosted (maybe Hong Kong, books ship from HK) or who politically has control. Also. not sure who to contact if I wanted to share photos or information that would be of value to the site.
- Objectivity.From an Orthodox perspective, but also some information/translations/history provided by lay people. I wish that it was more clear where there was separation of church and state in the data who/what the original source of the information was.
- Currency. There is an area for updates. Not sure how where some of the information comes from and if they are seeking people to input on the historical data here or add to it. Would be more valuable if the information was more dynamic and others could add data and comments and pictures!
- Coverage. No fees, but this site is a bit confusing to navigate. However, someone or some people have put in a lot of work. Overall, it is a very valuable resource.
- Some Highlights.
- Photos of Huangshan Russian Orthodox Cemetery of Harbin http://www.orthodox.cn/contemporary/harbin/huangshan_en.htm
- Lists mosts or all current/former church sites in China. http://www.orthodox.cn/localchurch/index_en.html (This would most likely coincide with most major settlements)
- Points out that since the Cultural Revolution, all Orthodox churches in Harbin Diocese were closed or destroyed.
- Forum available. But topics seem to be more religious than historical! http://orthodox.cn/phpBB3/
Another website that links to this is: www.pravoslavie.ru
Would anyone who can read Russian like to give us a brief evaluation and highlights that might relate to the history in China?
archvst
Harbiner Stories: Russian Diaspora Histories from China and the Northeast Frontier 
Thanks for looking at Harbinerstories Blog. I will not be posting your link as it is not immediately relevant to our site. Although I may personally find your blog or opinion interesting, our site is just a place to gather information on a historical place and time this topic is not yet part of the conversation. Thank you.