The president’s attitude to power – in Russia and beyond – has changed steadily since 1999, says Sam Greene, the co-author of Putin v the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided RussiaIt’s been more than two decades since Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin ascended to the highest office of the largest country in the world, assuming the Russian presidency after Boris Yeltsin resigned in 1999.In the years since, Putin has cultivated a larger-than-life image. “Very little is known about his personal life,” Sam Greene, a professor of politics and the director of the Russia institute at King’s College London tells Nosheen Iqbal. “And that’s by design. The only thing we see is carefully choreographed and designed to project a, very frankly, sexualised, masculine image of a strong leader.” Continue reading…
The president’s attitude to power – in Russia and beyond – has changed steadily since 1999, says Sam Greene, the co-author of Putin v the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia
It’s been more than two decades since Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin ascended to the highest office of the largest country in the world, assuming the Russian presidency after Boris Yeltsin resigned in 1999.
In the years since, Putin has cultivated a larger-than-life image. “Very little is known about his personal life,” Sam Greene, a professor of politics and the director of the Russia institute at King’s College London tells Nosheen Iqbal. “And that’s by design. The only thing we see is carefully choreographed and designed to project a, very frankly, sexualised, masculine image of a strong leader.”