Glinka, Zabaykalsky Krai

Glinka ( _ru. Глинка), also known as Kharchetoy ( _ru. Харчетой) is a village ("selo") in the west of Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, located on the right bank of the Khilok River. Population: 421 (2002); 175 (1926). The majority of the population is employed in the railway industry and in agriculture.

The settlement was founded in the winter of 1895-1896 as a place for rail workers to live. In the decades to follow the railway station of Kharchetoy, a brick works, a windmill, a bakery, and two kolkhozes were built here.

References

*The Encyclopedia of Trans-Baikal. [http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=190 Entry on Glinka] .