I did not know that either until I faced some issues connected to my Russian passport. You know, it is still quite complicated to leave the USA due to the Covid. I am currently here but I needed to go home to renew my passport. But I could not catch the tickets on a plane. It was a difficult time for me. Then I found an article about the company https://www.russia-travel.com/passport/ that helps to renew russian passport being abroad. Honestly, I did not expect that process to be so easy. But I got a new red passport in a short period.