Well, that would be great for Russian people, but I honestly don't understand why they banned mining back then. Man, sometimes I feel sorry for Russian citizens. I mean, they live in a totalitarian state and the president, together with his friend, controls everything! I mean, it's ok to control your country, but not like that. Sometimes they just kill people who disagree with them.
No need to draw conclusions about Russia from the news. Mining is not prohibited, there are no taxes, because there is no mining tax law. Criminal cases and confiscations of asics only where miners steal electricity.
If you want to say that in Russia “everything that is not ordered is prohibited”, then this is another incorrect information.