http://www.ng.ru/editorial/2018-06-21/2_7249_red.html
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5B2B949611F05
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5B2BBBD47F5BD
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3663572
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3663257
Aside from being a sporting event of global significance, this is a major P.R. victory for President Putin and his entourage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/opinion/world-cup-russia-torture-putin.html
The World Cup is the perfect stage for Russia to show it respects human rights.
https://focus.ua/opinions/400258/
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29306891.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29307048.html