Putin brought his country out of a rut.
From a friend:
History lesson time.
As communism fell, Gorbachev instituted a plan to transition for the USSR/Russia to transition to Capitalism and Free Markets. Russia would consult with the best American experts on how to implement Capitalism. He left it to Yeltsin to implement this plan.
The American experts proposed a system of vouchers, whereby the wealth of the country would be returned to the people in exchange for the various pensions and income streams that they were receiving under Communism for doing their jobs.
Unfortunately, the American experts hired were (((Harvard University))) and (((Goldman Sachs))). The (((individuals))) overseeing the plan cooperated with their co ethnics (((former Communist party officials))) and the (((Russian mob))), resulting in a case where nearly all of the country's wealth ended up in the hands of a handful of (((Oligarchs))). Harvard University's endowment, legendarily wealthy from rich alumni, tripled. Goldman Sachs became the top investment bank despite mostly missing out on the 1990s dot com IPO boom.
Big name Americans, like (((Larry Summers))), the future secretary of the Treasury, were involved in the plan to fleece Russia for the benefit of the oligarchs.
So the Average Russian saw their income, pension, and wealth disappear in exchange for nothing.
Yeltsin was deeply unpopular. By the end of his rule, Russia's dept, once so bad that it forced the ending of communism, had doubled. Many of the newly wealthy oligarch's and associates of oligarchs fled the country and founded the (((Russian communities))) in NY, LA, SF, Miami, London, Paris, Singapore, and every other glamour city in the world.
With Yeltsin due to be replaced due to poor approval and ill health, the oligarch's representative in government (((Bereshovsky))), himself an oligarch, proposed setting up Russia's political party system to look more like America's. There would be a neocon party and a socialist party that could compete for power based on bullshit culture war issues to satisfy the people, but the true people would remain in power regardless.
Bereshovsky's choice for leadership in the new party was Putin, a former KGB agent who was thought to be somebody who could reliably trusted to follow orders.
Of course Putin, backed by his own (((oligarchs))), tossed Bershovsky as soon as he could, prosecuted many oligarchs, returned their wealth to the people, and eventually murdered Bereshovsky. He also prosecuted the (((independant press))) shilling for the former oligarchs.
The amount of Russian wealth held by oligarchs declined from over 90% to less than 40%.
And this is why the country backs him so strongly. The average Russian's opportunity and individual purchasing power has increased thousandfold since the bread line days of Yeltsin. Even international attempts to squeeze Russia or Russian Oil, resulting in anemic GDP growth, don't put a dent in what Putin's done to help the average Russian.
The (((International Merchants))) and (((Russian Exiles))) will never forgive Putin for what he did. There exists big money being thrown around at press/government/((temple))) figures at every opportunity to discredit Putin. Some (((people))) believe that Putin illegally stole what they legally stole.
Is Putin red pilled, or did he merely help (((oligarchs))) secure their wealth and ensure stability by throwing other (((oligarchs))) under the bus? Either way he chose not to bend over for the (((international bankers))) and that makes him more of a nationalist example that pretty much all of the Western leadership.
And Russia, with a thousand years of experience dealing with Muslims, also sets the example that countries with limited experience ought to follow.