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That's true
Location is important

It is not required to speak English in Canadian or US embassies in Russia, they provide translators

Not that hard if you speak Russian and know where to call
Hint: the phone number is NOT available on the official web site :)

Personally means personally :)
Reminds me of times when I needed to exchange my expiring Russian passport, I had to fly from Chicago to Washington, DC just to give a bunch of papers to a lady in the...

Russian/Belorussian embassy should work