Russia under Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin
Putin in June 2023
Presidencies of Vladimir Putin
PartyCPSU (1975–1991)
Our Home – Russia (1995–1999)
Unity (1999–2001)
United Russia (2008–2012)
Independent (1991–1995; 2001–2008, 2012–present)
SeatMoscow Kremlin

First term

7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008
(acting: 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000)
Election

Second term

7 May 2012 – present
Election


Emblem of the president
Official website

Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either President (Acting President from 1999 to 2000; 2000–2004, 2004–2008, 2012–2018, 2018–2024 and 2024 to present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in 1999, full term 2008–2012).[1]

During his presidency, he has been a member of the Unity party and the United Russia party. He is also affiliated with the People's Front, a group of supporters that Putin organized in 2011 to help improve the public's perception of United Russia.[2] His political ideology, priorities and policies are sometimes referred to as Putinism.

Putin has enjoyed high domestic approval ratings throughout the majority of his presidency, with the exception of 2011–2013 which is likely due to the 2011–2013 Russian protests.[3][4][5] In 2007, he was Time magazine's Person of the Year.[6] In 2015, he was designated No. 1 in Time 100, Time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people in the world.[7] From 2013 to 2016, he was designated No. 1 on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People.[8] The Russian economy and standard of living grew rapidly during the early period of Putin's regime, fueled largely by a boom in the oil industry.[9][10][11] However, lower oil prices and sanctions for Russia's annexation of Crimea led to recession and stagnation in 2015 that has persisted into the present day.[12] Political freedoms have been sharply curtailed,[13][14][15] leading to widespread condemnation from human rights groups,[16][17][18][19] as well as Putin being described as a dictator since 2022.[20][21][22]

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  5. ^ "Июльские рейтинги одобрения и доверия". Levada Center. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017.
  6. ^ Stengel, Richard (19 December 2007). "Person of the Year 2007: Choosing Order Before Freedom". Time. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Three guesses who has been voted the most influential person in the world..." The Independent. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ Ewalt, David M. (November 2015). "The World's Most Powerful People 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ Gaddy, Clifford G. (1 July 2004). "Perspectives on the Potential of Russian Oil". Brookings.edu.
  10. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (28 October 2008). "Russia's oil boom: Miracle or mirage?". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Life in Vladimir Putin's Russia explained in 10 charts". BBC News. 12 March 2018.
  12. ^ Petroff, Alanna (22 January 2018). "Russia faces 6 more years of stagnation under Putin". CNN.
  13. ^ "Russia – Freedom in the World 2018". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  14. ^ Galeano, Sergio; Roylance, Tyler (11 July 2018). "Why Putin Is Not Okay". Freedom House.
  15. ^ "Political freedom in Russia – ECFR's European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016". European Council on Foreign Relations.
  16. ^ "Список лиц, признанных политическими заключёнными Правозащитным центром "Мемориал" (за исключением преследуемых в связи с реализацией права на свободу вероисповедания) по состоянию на 14 июня 2018 года" [List of persons recognized as political prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Center (with the exception of those prosecuted in connection with the exercise of the right to freedom of religion) as of 14 June 2018]. Memorial (in Russian). 14 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Explore CPJ's database of attacks on the press". Committee to Protect Journalists.
  18. ^ Walker, Shaun (4 August 2017). "Rights groups condemn 'shameful' Russian crackdown on web VPNs". The Guardian. Moscow.
  19. ^ "Russia: Four years of Putin's 'Foreign Agents' law to shackle and silence NGOs". Amnesty International. 18 November 2016.
  20. ^ Vitvitsky, Bohdan (24 May 2022). "The Putin puzzle: Why is the Russian dictator so obsessed with Ukraine?". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. ^ Pettypiece, Shannon (12 April 2022). "Biden suggests Putin is a 'dictator' who has committed 'genocide half a world away'". CNBC. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  22. ^ Guriev, Sergei (17 April 2022). "Putin's dictatorship is now based on fear rather than spin". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.