Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power.
And while Maduro wasn’t charismatic, Chavez certainly was
Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up.
Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power.
And while Maduro wasn’t charismatic, Chavez certainly was
You don’t talk about Hitler “more often than not” being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums.
Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up.
How many rallies has Putin held?