Can I apply for Russian tourist visa with Chinese residence

[coraliekabibi]

Hello, my name is Coralie and I'm currently working in Chongqing with a chinese residency permit valid till the 16th of january 2015. I will travel with train from Beijing to Moskow crossing borders the 27the of january.

My question is if I can apply for a Russian tourist visa when my Chinese residence permit expires (16th) before the date I will cross the border to Russia (27th)?

I will apply for a Chinese tourist visa beginning of january because if I do it now my residency permit expires directly and I need it to apply for Russian visa.

My other question concerns at which Russian consulate I should apply while living in Chongqing?

I want to travel to Beijing next week to arrange the Russian visa in advance to avoid risk. But it is not clear to me if I should apply in Beijing or Shanghai. I only have from friday 5 dec to monday 8 to arrange the Russian visa.
Hope anybody can inform me! Thanks