I'm now wondering why would they ban? Or they plan to regulate it? Can't trust this news.
Russia are just blocking the web based exchanges of Bitcoin, I believe they are not banning it completely. Even I think they might be regulating it and bring out systematic and tracked exchange.
Recently there is news that China will or might resume cryptocurrency trading by licensing exchanges and implementing (KYC) Know Your Customer and (AML) Anti-Money Laundering systems.
So I hope Russia will be starting to regulate the exchanges, trying to curb corruption and illegitimate activities.