It doesn't apply to Russia actually in the slightest.

The only issue with Russian border crossings are the line-ups due to general mess and inefficiency. Nobody checks anything, leave alone rummaging through your belongings or asking to see the contents of your devices.

“In particular if you are brown..” [citation needed] – as in actual data and statistics on the alleged difficulties of brown people at the US border. Tens of millions of “brown” people enter the US each year without incident.