In accordance with the Federal Law, the following acts are recognised as crimes and are punishable for the rehabilitation of Nazism under Article 3541 of the Criminal Code: publicly disseminating knowingly false information about veterans of the Great Patriotic War; disparaging their honour and dignity; and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.
Any of these crimes, as well as other acts mentioned in this article of the Code, carries a maximum punishment of incarceration for up to five years.
The Federal Law also increases the fine imposed as punishment for committing acts of rehabilitation of Nazism to 3 million rubles, and with aggravating factors, to up to 5 million rubles.
The new legislation also envisages greater criminal liability if the relevant act of rehabilitation of Nazism was committed using information and telecommunication networks, including the internet.