27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?

Art. 30 - "2. Donations to political party and its regional branches in form of cash shall be made by wire transfer. It is permitted to accept donations from individuals through the transfer of cash to a political party and its regional branches. The total amount of annual donations of cash from one individual shall not exceed four thousand three hundred and thirty rubles."

Source: Article 30 (2), Federal Law on Political Parties of the Russian Federation, 2001 (as of December 5, 2017)

Art. 73 - "1. Voluntary donations of citizens to electoral funds shall be done through a postal office or a bank in person out of their own means by presenting a passport or an equivalent identity document. The following information shall be specified in the payment document: the citizen’s last name, first name and patronymic, date of birth, residence address, passport number or the number of an equivalent identity document, citizenship. Voluntary donations of legal entities to electoral funds shall be made by a bank wire transfer to a special electoral account. The payment order for donations shall specify the following information: the entity’s individual tax-payer number (INN), title, date of registration, banking details, note of lack of restrictions imposed in paragraph 6 of Article 58 of the Federal law "On Basic Guarantees”.

Source: Article 73 (1), Federal Law on Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, 2014