Renewing the Russian Passport

From some old forum threads I found, it would seem that you have to appear at the Russian Consulate in person with the child to renew the passport. It makes sense... to obtain/renew a passport for a minor in the US you have to appear in person at a passport agency. Unfortunately the Russian Consulates are rather few and far between! We're interested in this as well, since Jack's passport expires next year. Perhaps I can find out more when we travel in February.... Take care, Kim