According to GOV.UK, as a UK citizen I should apply for a Russian entry visa through the Russia Visa Application Centre in London or Edinburgh.
I have since learnt that I can add Manchester to that list.
Is there any way to obtain a Russian visa outside of the UK? My intended visit is for 1 week to St Petersburg and Moscow travelling overland if that helps.
Для оформления визы иностранный гражданин должен обратиться в российское консульское учреждение по месту своего постоянного проживания.
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To obtain a visa a foreign citizen must apply to the Russian consulate in their place of permanent residence.
German passport holders should apply for a visa to Russian Consulate in Germany (Exception for German passport holders with residence in the UK confirmed by a letter from German Embassy or by special inscription in their passports).
The information in the latter site seems far from comprehensive (or nationalities are treated more differently than I would expect) but the gist is, officially "Nyet".
