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putin is not far right
Putin is a reactionary autocrat who embodies the worst traits of State tyranny - nationalistic, militaristic, and hostile towards personal and workplace freedom - even if his oligarchic capitalism and Soviet nostalgia contradict a strict 'far-right' label.
"Putin has absolute personal power" and other lines favored by Anne Applebaum
Why yes, Putin is an autocrat, his highly personalized and centralized system of power lacks meaningful checks and balances. He suppresses dissent, and operates largely on his personal whims rather than any sort of institutional governance.
seems like this is so subjective it can be applied to any government you don't like. I don't think you have any real evidence for it all being his personal whims beyond Applebaum-tier articles in The Atlantic. on a larger level, this is Great Man Theory bullshit with zero material analysis
My cat is autocratic when he decides that dinner time should be at 5 instead of 6.