According to the modern Russian Criminal Code, only intentional killing of another human is considered as a murder. The following types of murder are defined:Murder per se : common corpus delicti. Punished with a sentence between 6 and 15 years qualified corpus delicti. Punished with a sentence between 8 and 20 years, life sentence, or death penalty. Aggravating circumstances:a) against two or more people; b) against person on public duty or their relatives; c) killing of hostage, kidnapped or helpless person; d) killing of pregnant; e) committed with particular cruelty; f) committed in a generally dangerous way; g) motivated by a blood feud (vendetta); h) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group; i) for a profit, including contract killing, or connected with a robbery, extort or banditry; j) with a rowdy motive; k) to cover or secure another crime; l) connected with a rape or sexual assault; m) hate crime; n) with the aim to use organs or tissues of victim.Privileged types of murder: Of newborn child by mother,…