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I didn't go through a travel agency. I bought my tickets straight from Air France website. Then I applied for visa directly at the Russian Embassy in DC.
Bring a copy of all the old documents that y ...

Well, I am answering my own question here based on personal experience.

It is true right now that if you were born in USSR and emigrated to US before 1991, you have to bring some kind of proof that ...

Just came back from the Russian Consulate in D.C. and here are some new rules that I had to deal with:

1) They changed the visa application form last week, so make sure you get the most recent one ...

А вы не отказывались от Российского гражданства?
Я знаю что это бред, но с одной стороны они где-то правы. Если не отказывались от гражданства, значит вы Русский гражданин и в визе не нуждаетесь. Вы ...

Visa Processing Fees and Time in Russian Embassy in US have been changed.

For single entry visas are:
$131 for 4-20 business days processing;
$250 for 3 business days processing;
F ...

I just got off the phone with a person that does Tourist Visas for me for the last 10 years and she said that there is new requirement for US Citizens that immigrated from USSR before 1991. The Consul ...

I have been traveling to Russia over 10 years on Tourist and Private Stay visas. It is not necessary to register with the same host that sponsored your travel visa. I always went to a friendly tourist ...