The mid 2000's produced a number of significant
anticorruption developments, the impact of which are still being
felt in the Russian Federation. Significant events include the
ratification of numerous international conventions aimed at
fighting corruption, such as the UN Convention Against Corruption
in 2006 and the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign
Public Officials in International Business Transactions in 2012, as
well as a number of national legislative measures introduced as
part of the government's anticorruption programme.
Corruption-related offences set out in the Russian Criminal Code
include receiving a bribe (Article 290); bribing an official
(Article 291); and commercial bribery (Article 204).
