Category Archives: Harbin

Orthodoxy in China Website

Posted on February 2, 2012 by archvst

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 … Continue reading →

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Russian Day Book: Schoolgirl Art Autograph Poetry Images

Posted on January 30, 2012 by archvst

Greetings in the New Year: I went to my Mom’s this weekend and brought back the Art Autograph Poetry Book from my (Baba) Grandmother Nina.  There are many images and all are so pretty.  It shows that the course of … Continue reading →

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Chinese Pidgin Russian

Posted on June 13, 2011 by archvst

Molly E. McCann (memccann@umail.ucsb.edu) Double Major: Linguistics & Slavic Languages & Literatures (UC Santa Barbara) Title: Chinese Pidgin Russian in Dersu Uzala Abstract: Chinese Pidgin Russian is an extinct contact language which was once spoken in Eastern Russia and Manchuria … Continue reading →

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Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29 – Administering the Colonizer

Posted on June 13, 2011 by archvst

Administering the Colonizer Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29 Blaine R. Chiasson http://www.ubcpress.ca/books/pdf/chapters/2010/AdministeringTheColonizer.pdf 49-page document 1 Introduction: Where Yellow Ruled White – Harbin, 1929 / 1 2 Railway Frontier: North Manchuria before 1917 / 16 3 The Chinese Eastern Railway: … Continue reading →

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Harbin Commercial School More Pictures

Posted on May 8, 2011 by archvst

This photo was likely taken in 1924 or early in 1925. The below photos may or not be at the Commercial School for Girls. One caption reads Bookkeeping Class.

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Harbin Commercial School for Girls

Posted on May 8, 2011 by archvst

Updated.  As did many others, my grandmother attended and graduated from the Commercial School for Girls in Harbin, China in 1925. Nina, age 18, graduated as a Candidate of Commerce, and was awarded a silver medal from the Harbin Commercial … Continue reading →

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St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brisbane QLD, Australia

Posted on February 3, 2011 by archvst

St. Nicholas (ROCOR) is considered Australia’s First Russian Orthodox Church and will be 90 years old in 2013. My penpal Alla pointed me to this old and sweet Russian church in Australia and sent me a link.  She says “I … Continue reading →

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Book: The Tarasov Saga by Gary Nash

Posted on January 3, 2011 by archvst

A. Malikoff wrote about: The Tarasov Saga I have to mention the Tarasov Saga by Gary Nash. It is a very well written and researched book about life in Harbin and Shanghai. If you ever manage to get a copy … Continue reading →

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Lyceum St. Nicholas, Harbin, 1929-1949

Posted on January 3, 2011 by archvst

“The Lyceum‘ s course of study was modeled on that of a typical “gymnasium” that one would have encountered in pre-revolutionary Russia.  In addition to the usual courses, such as mathematics, physics, geography, and history, a plethora of languages were … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Harbin Commercial School for Girls

Posted on January 3, 2011 by archvst

Photo posted with permission from A. Malikoff, whose Mother graduated from the Commercial Girls School about 1926-27.

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