Why Putinism Will Survive Putin. Let’s face it: Russians like a strong state, and they’ll always see themselves as an empire. By WALTER LAQUEUR. September 13, 2015. Continue to article content.

Putinism mirrors historical fascism through expansionist ideology, cultural suppression, and internal radicalization, especially in occupied Ukraine, prompting debate on whether modern Russia ...

America's own Putinism is still just half-baked. Katya Sedgwick is a writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.

In The Wall Street Journal, Oliver Bullough write that Western leaders ignored Putin's bad behavior as long as Russian money flowed in. Flight 17 changes all that.

Based on Russian and Western sources, along with many interviews, “The Code of Putinism” provides a sober-minded account of how Mr. Putin came to lead Russia and why his almost czar-like role ...

Nevertheless, Putinism has evolved significantly over the past 25 years. Putin began his political career under pro-Western democrats Anatoly Sobchak and Boris Yeltsin.

Putinism is especially threatening because of its expansionist nature. The Russian state has overtly annexed Crimea and parts of the Republic of Georgia , the first such events since the end of ...

The rise of Putinism July 31, 2014 More than 10 years ago Russian President Vladimir Putin heads the Cabinet meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

Vladimir Putin's propaganda is bombarding the West with claims of military success in Ukraine, of Russia’s economic growth despite international sanctions, and of widespread global support for ...

Putinism doesn’t work in the battlefield. The latest reshuffle in the Russian army shows Russian generals struggle to meet Putin’s unrealistic expectations.

Fears of sackings, arrests, and purges abound. Talk of fifth columns is pervasive on state media. Rumors swirl that the Soviet-era institution of exit visas may make a comeback. And wary of ...

The end of Putinism. March 4, 2012. No one in Russia was in doubt about the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election. Vladi­mir Putin’s triumph was assumed.