Topic > Is Viadimir Vladimirovich Putin a dictator? - 702

Almost twenty-five years after the fall of the Iron Curtain in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some countries emerged from the shadow of the former Eastern Bloc, such as Estonia and Poland, have successfully transformed into modern countries. democracies, while others simply seemed to fail to do so. The Russian Federation, the successor state to the Russian SFSR, is a particularly interesting case. Despite the vigorous reforms and turbulent transition that occurred during Yeltsin-era Russia, many now believe that the old communist system or rather “vertical of power” has somehow been reincarnated under Putin's rule. From David Miliband calling Vladimir Putin a "ruthless dictator" to Masha Gessen's "The Dictator" in the New York Times, I've wondered why they chose such vocabulary to describe the man. Is Putin really a dictator? The word "dictator", of Latin origin, is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a ruler with total power over a country". Nonetheless, is he really someone who holds “total power” over Mother Russia, as many in the West think? Born and raised in an ordinary working-class family in Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, the young Putin certainly gave the impression that he himself is a troublemaker. His childhood dream of becoming the kind of glamorous Soviet spy who appeared in state propaganda films had led Putin to join the KGB, an organization that many believed had far-reaching influence on him beyond simply modeling his cynical attitude towards NGOs. In 1996, Putin made his first step into the Kremlin as head of the Presidential Directorate for Property Management. Unexpected to many but hardly a surprise to few, in the space of just four years, he became president... middle of paper... responsible for all the corruption, fraud and other crimes of which he was accused. Given Russia's influence in today's integrated world, where we see more collaboration and cooperation between countries, a better understanding of its leader not only gives us clues as to why certain situations occur in Russia and elsewhere, but also increases the possibility of have more constructive relationships. dialogues. Not to mention, in 2013 he came first on Forbes' list of the "World's Most Powerful People." Even if you don't want to bear it, I think it's still worth remembering what Sun Tzu suggests in The Art of War: 'If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.' Works Cited 'If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.'http:/ /www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1771.Sun_Tzu