Realistically, if you've been stopped by Russian border police and complied with their requests you've done everything right. Russia then has three options: A:

Realistically, if you've been stopped by Russian border police and complied with their requests you've done everything right. Russia then has three options: A: detain you and spur an international incident with complaints to the U.N. re human rights abuses and everything else. B: refuse entry. C: delay you long enough to get a follow team deployed so they can see what you do without inciting a lot of bad press, or delaying your travels more.