23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?

Art. 29 - "(1) Funds of political party are formed by: ... d) proceeds from events organized by political party, its regional branches and other structural units, as well as income from business activities;"

Art. 31 - "(3) In order to provide for financial and material conditions for the realization of aims and objectives stipulated in charter and program of political party, political party, its regional branches and other structural units may conduct the following types of business activities:

a) information, advertising, publishing and printing activities to promote their beliefs, aims, objectives and to publicize the results of its activity;

b) manufacture and sale of souvenirs with symbols and (or) the name of political party as well as manufacture and sale of publishing and printing products;

c) sale and lease of political party own movable and real property."

Source: Articles 29 (1) and 31 (3), Federal Law on Political Parties of the Russian Federation, 2001 (as of December 5, 2017)