Requirements:

Transport of Human Remains

1. Certified copies of Death certificate (2)
2. Burial/Transit Permit
3. Passport or birth certificate of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit
5. Letter of non-contagious disease from County Health Office on official stationary
6. Letter of preparation on funeral home letterhead with a statement that only the human remains are in the casket
7. Funeral home letter stating: 1) only remains are inside the casket 2) flight itinerary; 3) consignee's name, address, and telephone number;
8. Sealer Casket
9. Zinc lined shipping box
10. Consul inspection is required, Fee is $80.00 / $35.00 for ashes
11. Items must be translated into Russian
12. All documentation, including the translation, need a Notary signature, Authentication by County Clerk of Notary’s signature and an Apostille
13. If the death was suicide, homicide or an accident; a police report (notarized and authenticated) is required with an Apostille

Consulates: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/164213.htm#russia

Embassy: http://www.russianembassy.org/