answer:1. Expect that it will be opened and inspected at least twice. Once at Kennedy Airport, where most Europe-bound packages are x-rayed and then sorted, and then also in Russia upon arrival. 2. Whether it is stolen or not is based on whether it has intrinsic value or not. (An iPhone has intrinsic value; an envelope of stickers probably does not. And if the stickers are pornographic, they will be confiscated.) 3. If you have the Cyrillic address, use it, because it is more likely to get where it is going faster. 4. If you ship first class (as envelope) it will leave the US within 5 days, but of course there is no telling how long it takes to deliver in Russia. 5. You can do Fedex or UPS and track it, but it will cost a huge bundle.