Russia’s Legal Minefield: What Foreigners Aren’t Told

From banking blocks to border bans—what they don’t warn you about.

🔐 Full report available to subscribers only.

If you’ve ever asked:

“What’s it really like living in Russia as a foreigner?”

…then this is the guide you weren’t supposed to find.

🛂 Deported for swearing at your neighbor?
🧾 Fined for reposting a meme?
📵 Bank account frozen just for leaving the country?

These aren’t hypotheticals — they’re real-world cases I’ve compiled from years of living inside Russia and Crimea. What you’ll read in this Field Guide goes beyond embassy advice or social media rumors.

This isn’t fearmongering — it’s survival.

Because in Russia, the law is written one way… and enforced another.

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🔐 What’s Inside the Russia Field Guide

This isn’t a travel brochure. It’s your firewall.

From internet blackouts to meme-based prosecutions, this guide uncovers what every foreigner should know before living in or visiting Russia.

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✅ Inside the Paid Edition:

• 10 Russian laws that foreigners unknowingly break — and the penalties they trigger

• Real case studies of expats fined, detained, or blacklisted

• The unspoken rules of Russian life — and how to stay beneath the radar

• A side-by-side comparison of foreign agent laws in Russia, the U.S., and Europe

• Banking risks for dual citizens and expats — from frozen accounts to silent bans

• How minor offenses can lead to a 5-year deportation ban — and how to avoid it

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📖 How It’s Organized:

Section I covers Russia’s most misunderstood laws — from restrictions on filming and LGBTQ expression to criminal penalties for “disrespect” and extremism. Each is backed by real-life cases.

Section II decodes the informal system — how favors, forms, and silence can carry more weight than written law.

Appendices offer sharp legal comparisons to the West, covering surveillance, propaganda laws, speech limits, visa risks, and what happens when a joke crosses a red line.

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📘 The first half is free.

The second half might keep you from being questioned by the FSB.

See you on the inside.

— American Inside Russia