I drove from Vladivostok all the way across Russia in my RHD Landcruiser last summer and didn't get any hassle about which side the steering wheel was on. I heard that the Russian government was talking about banning the import of RHD cars and even, in typical heavy-handed Russian style, about cancelling the registrations of all RHD cars already in Russia, but it had to back down in the face of protests(!)
A little bit OT, but make sure you don't fall foul of the visa registration rules while you're overlanding through Russia. The police/PVU aren't used to people sleeping in their own vehicles rather than staying in hotels, so they can take a bit of convincing. In practice this means keeping receipts from all shops, filling stations etc to prove that you haven't stopped anywhere long enough to need your visa registered. And if you DO stop anywhere for 3 working days or longer, make sure you get your visa registered and keep the receipt (spravka) for this as well.
Mark
overlandcruiser.net
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