The traffic police in Russia is called GIBBD (government inspection of the road safety). The traffic rules in Russia are generally the same as in Europe. The cameras are installed on the major motorways and city avenues and GIBBD inspectors usually like to hide in the most unimaginable places and then jump out of the trees to stop your car and show you what  their radar detected.
Forget about brides. They say that GIBDD is famous for its flexibility. Not now! If you depart from a rule and stopped by GIBDD, don’t  give a bribe. The GIBDD worker has to give you a receipt, which you can pay in any branch of the Russian Savings Bank of within 14 days. Also, you shouldn’t worry if you get stopped even if you are sure, that  you did nothing wrong: the check-ups are regular and if your documents are OK, it will take one minute for the inspector and he will wish you a nice journey. Here is the Amenability for the infringement in the traffic sphere