State Treason
High treason, that is, espionage committed by a citizen of the Russian Federation, disclosure to a foreign state, international or foreign organization or their representatives of information constituting a state secret entrusted to an individual or becoming known to him in the course of his service, work, studies or in other cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, or providing financial, material-technical, consultative or any other assistance to a foreign state, international or foreign organization or their representatives in activities aimed at undermining the security of the Russian Federation -
(as amended by Federal Law No. 190-FZ dated November 12, 2012)
is punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of twelve to twenty years with a fine of up to five hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the convicted person's salary or other income for a period of up to three years, or without such a fine, and with restriction of freedom for a term of up to two years.
(as amended by Federal Laws No. 162-FZ dated December 8, 2003, No. 377-FZ dated December 27, 2009)
Note. A person who has committed the crimes provided for in this article, as well as articles 276 and 278 of this Code, is exempt from criminal liability if they voluntarily and timely informed the authorities or otherwise contributed to preventing further damage to the interests of the Russian Federation, and if their actions do not contain another criminal offense
Source: "Criminal Code of the Russian Federation" dated 13.06.1996 No. 63-FZ (version as of 29.11.2012)