Embassy of Russia in Beijing
The Russian embassy in Beijing, located at Chancery: No.4, Bei Zhong Jie, Dong Zhi Men, is like all embassies there to represent Russia's interests in China. At the highest levels the ambassador is the representative of the Russian government and discusses issues with the Chinese government on their behalf. Below this there is also a large staff at the embassy that provide services both to Russian citizens and foreigners who have dealings with the country. Russian visitors to China can contact their embassy in the event that they need help like they have lost their passport or they have been arrested. It is important to keep in mind that there is a limit to what the embassy can do to help, while you are in China you are subject to Chinese law and the Russian embassy can't interfere in that. The embassy also assists Chinese citizens who wish to visit Russia or do business in the country. They can arrange for visas for visitors and they can also help with the paperwork that needs to be done if you want to do business in Russia.
Russia is the largest country in the world, and despite having a very large population it has a huge amount of empty and unpopulated space. Russia is so large that spans both Europe and Asia and in a lot of ways is both a European and an Asian country. Western Russia is culturally similar to Europe while the people of Eastern Russia seem much more Asian. Russian history is one of the most tumultuous in the world having gone from the most backward country in Europe before the communist revolution to a world superpower and then back to the most backward country in Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia is slowly starting to return to a position as a world power.
The Russian economy which for many years was in a very poor state has started to improve dramatically in recent years. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the country is completely unprepared for the switch to a capitalist economy and Russia suffered badly. In recent years fuelled primarily by the large oil reserves that Russia possesses the economy has rebounded dramatically. Although they still have a long way to go to catch up with the rest Europe they are well on their way to becoming a major world power again.
Over the years relations between Russia and China have been tense, even during the days of the Soviet Union when they were both Communist countries. As two large powers who share a border there have inevitably been disputes
between them. In recent years most of these have been resolved and the two countries are on better terms than they have been in the past, with China starting succesful businesses in Russia even. This is largely to do with China's rise a superpower, like all countries Russia wants to be on good terms with China for economic reasons and China wants access to Russia's resources so they have largely settled their differences.