Wow. That's an interesting article and contains this bit of potentially very significant news:
"Waves is to play a central role in the process, cementing its status in Russias still sidelined Blockchain development sphere.
'From a technical perspective the project is not hard to realize, CEO Sasha Ivanov commented. Much more difficult is the conceptual, organizational aspect.'
A lack of efficient legal mechanisms for allowing digital assets to operate at state level is the major issue, he added."