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.

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.

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

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.

Putinism was on the march against democracy, warned George Will. Other newspaper articles associated Putinism with a crackdown on free speech, the invasion of Georgia, and rigged elections.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

No longer hemmed in by a parliament, a constitution, or a political opposition, Putin is at the height of his power. A prevailing sense of “forever Putinism” provides many Russians with a sense of ...

Contrary to common assertions that President Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a Stalinist, fascist, or nonideological state, Suslov argues that the regime boasts a distinct ideology of its own. He traces ...

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

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.