The Russian Orthodox Church which, prior to the hostilities, was situated on Broadway, is at present being reinstated in Wayside, Russian residents across the Soochow creek will thus be able. to celebrate Russian Easter in their own church near to their homes, as in years past, and not in the French Concession as was feared fo be necessary. Premises for the church were rented in a large passage, 127 Wayside Road, directly behind a Russian restaurant, It was further decided that this restaurant should form the temporary venue of the Second Russian Club, and that the priest himself would live a short distance away. Russian life in Wayside is thus slowly returning to normal, and a sort of Russian social centre is again being formed, It will be recalled that when, twenty years ago, Russian Shanghai began to take form, it had its beginnings in the Wayside and Hongkew districts, The streets most densely populated by Russians were Broadway and Range Road, and a wooden Russian Church was built in Chapei near North Station, only to be destroyed in the disturbances of 1927.
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