Is Vladimir Putin a stronger leader than Peter the Great?

Peter the Great knew the importance of naval power, and so does Vladimir Putin. ... the seas, Peter the Great inextricably linked Russian great-power status with maritime might. Now, as the region becomes ever more accessible, Putin is positioning his country to be the world leader on the Arctic Ocean. read more

Relatively speaking, Putin is a good leader. As Russian leaders have come and gone, Vladimir Putin is, relatively speaking, a good leader. He is not nearly as controversial as leaders who have gone before him, and has kept Russia fairly steady and contributed to an improved world view of Russia. Therefore, I believe he is a good leader. read more

No red lines, no borders, no stoppers. Stalin obviously killed much more people than Putin did. But it is not because Putin is a more gentleman than Stalin was. It is because Putin lives in the much more open world than Stalin lived, so it takes for him much more efforts to hide his crimes. Another similarity is an art of lying. read more