Erotic Massage in Saint Petersburg, Russia

In Russia, engaging in prostitution is an administrative offence fined RUB 1,500–2,000 (Article 6.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Receiving income from another person's prostitution is fined RUB 2,000–2,500 or punished with 10 to 15 days' administrative arrest (Article 6.12). The Criminal Code punishes drawing a person into prostitution or compelling them to continue (Article 240) and organising prostitution, keeping dens or systematically providing premises for it (Article 241; fine of RUB 100,000–500,000, forced labour or up to five years). Buying sex from an adult is not an offence; buying it from a 16- or 17-year-old is a crime (Article 240.1). Online adverts for sexual services are treated as prohibited information: on prosecutors' claims, courts routinely order such sites into the federal blocking register. Source: Prostitution Laws (prostitutionlaws.org), https://prostitutionlaws.org/countries/russia/, reviewed 2026-11-03, CC BY 4.0.