With the little that I know in this industry. Cryptocurrency is not really illegal in Russia and it is not also accepted. Let me say that it is in between the two. Russia government is still in state of puzzle about what to do with Cryptocurrency and how to regulate it. So Cryptocurrency enthusiasts for now in Russia don't know the direction of government about it.
I agree with you, I also think that the Russian government simply do not know what to do with cryptocurrency. So far, they only make promises and there are no cases, in addition to the fight against Telegram 