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Hey, does anyone know if posting links to download content published outside of Russia (in this case, the English version of HoMM3) violates Russian law?

Of course, it violates the law. First of all, you are violating the rights of the game publisher, and secondly, the rights of the Russian localization company, as it is the official distributor of this game in Russia.
Although the concept of "violation" on the internet is somewhat conditional, as no one will pursue you or do anything else, just as the hosting of downloadable games will not be pursued. It's just that on our forum, such links are prohibited by the administration and are punishable, but on another forum, they may be allowed, but outside the administration of the forum, this difference is meaningless for the copyright holders, as it is still impossible to fight against it.