https://www.inopressa.ru/article/25Oct2018/washtimes/parties.html
https://www.svoboda.org/a/29561177.html
https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-45976030
https://republic.ru/posts/92342
https://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2018/10/25/5bd0263c9a79473fac6d03cc
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3780424
Widespread discontent, fueled by a massively unpopular pension reform, has sent the approval ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ruling party tumbling to historic lows -- just seven months after Mr. Putin triumphantly won a re-election campaign meant to cement his grip on power.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/vladimir-putin-russia-fall-aids-communists-liberal/
Russia stepped into the void left by western leaders boycotting Saudi Arabia’s “Davos in the desert” conference by sending more delegates to Riyadh.About 40 politicians and business executives from the US and Europe withdrew from the Future Investment Initiative after evidence mounted of Saudi Ar
https://www.svoboda.org/a/29561566.html