Thinkers and political figures
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Vladimir Putin
- Country
- Russia
- Era
- b. 1952
- Tradition
- Authoritarian nationalism
President of Russia for most of the period since 2000, governing through a centralised executive with state control of major media and energy, and pursuing territorial claims by force in Georgia and Ukraine.
01
Documented positions
Documented positions come from the sources listed. Similarity is this project’s inference from those positions, and is a much weaker claim.
- Constitutional amendments in 2020 resetting presidential term limits
- State control or ownership of major broadcast media and strategic energy companies
- Legislation restricting foreign-funded organisations and "LGBT propaganda"
- Military action in Georgia (2008), annexation of Crimea (2014) and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022)
- Emphasis on traditional values and the authority of the Orthodox Church in public life
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
48
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
26
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
6
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
10
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
95
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
66
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
4
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
10
PunishmentRehabilitation
Evidence: Documented
Dimensions left unscored, for want of evidence: Environment and growth
Sources
- Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation · 2020
- V-Dem Democracy Report, Russia country profile · V-Dem Institute · 2024 Source (opens in a new tab)
- UN General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1 on the aggression against Ukraine · 2022
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