Portrait of Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin

President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)

Subject of an ICC arrest warrant, and launched the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Centralized power over more than two decades, annexed Crimea in 2014 and launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Vladimir Putin sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Vladimir Putin sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Vladimir Putin

Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194589%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194388%Saddam Hussein President of Iraq, 1979 to 200381%Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey, 2014 to present (Prime Minister 2003 to 2014)80%Francisco Franco Ruler of Spain, 1939 to 197578%Chiang Kai-shek Leader of the Republic of China, 1928 to 197578%

Leaders furthest from Vladimir Putin

José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 20150%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement0%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 19860%

Political views closest to Vladimir Putin

FascismAn ultranationalist one-party dictatorship built on a leader cult, militarism and the…86%FalangismA Spanish fascist-inspired movement stressing nation, Catholicism and corporatist unity.81%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.79%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Пресс-служба Президента РФ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.