Increasingly, Russians are being sent to colonies for crimes that were provoked from the very beginning by intelligence services or scammers. Based on the practice of the “First Department” in dozens of cases of “treason” and “confidential cooperation with a foreign state,” we tell you what provocations exist. 1 Who are the provocateurs? Provocateurs are, as a rule, intelligence officers, relatives and new friends collaborating with the intelligence services, or scammers.