Murder
1. Murder, that is, intentional causing of death to another person, -
is punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of six to fifteen years with restriction of liberty for a period up to two years or without such restriction.
(as amended by Federal Law No. 377-FZ dated December 27, 2009)
2. Murder:
a) of two or more persons;
b) of a person or his close relatives in connection with the performance by that person of official duties or fulfillment of public duty;
c) of a minor or another person, known to the perpetrator to be in a helpless state, or committed together with kidnapping;
(paragraph "c" as amended by Federal Law No. 215-FZ dated July 27, 2009)
d) of a woman known to the perpetrator to be pregnant;
e) committed in an especially cruel manner;
f) committed in a particularly dangerous manner;
f.1) motivated by blood feud;
(paragraph "f.1" introduced by Federal Law No. 211-FZ dated July 24, 2007)
g) committed by a group of persons, by a group of persons acting in concert or by an organized group;
g) motivated by personal gain or committed for hire, or associated with robbery, extortion, or banditry;
h) motivated by hooliganism;
i) with the aim of concealing another crime or facilitating its commission, or associated with rape or other sexual acts involving violence;
j) motivated by political, ideological, racial, national, or religious hatred or hostility, or motivated by hatred or hostility towards any particular social group;
(paragraph "j" as amended by Federal Law No. 211-FZ dated July 24, 2007)
k) with the aim of using the organs or tissues of the victim,
(as amended by Federal Law No. 162-FZ dated December 8, 2003)
l) has become obsolete - Federal Law No. 162-FZ dated December 8, 2003
is punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of eight to twenty years with restriction of liberty for a term of one to two years, or by life imprisonment, or by the death penalty
Source: "Criminal Code of the Russian Federation" dated June 13, 1996 No. 63-FZ (as amended on November 29, 2012)