Putinism

Definitions

The political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power.

Equivalents

Examples

“Indeed Putinism elided the differences between consensus, centrism and conformity.”

“Putin may now calculate⟳ he can call⟳ off the dogs of war, having achieved his aims and able to pocket his gains very cheaply. The Georgia campaign becomes the triumphant climax of Putinism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/16/georgia.russia1”

“And so it was Surkov who in 2004 announced that Putinism, this strange new hybrid of Soviet-type authoritarianism and free-market morals, was based on the concept of ‘sovereign democracy’.”

“Navalny’s boyish charm, quick wit and detailed accounts of the dodgy deals and luxurious homes of the elite have⟳ made his Internet-distributed videos oopular as devastating indictments of the open-mawed corruption of late Putinism.”

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