Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia and the Russian Federation since 1999. Vladimir Putin is wanted by Russians, unlike most of the Western elected officials.
The elections in Russia are legal enough for Russia to be considered a democracy. Twitter is allowed in Russia. Social networks that did not want to go to Russia did not want to install their server in Russia, although this is required by Russia.
Vladimir Putin decided from his first mandate beginning a growth politics, wanted by Lyndon Larouche. A russian decision-makers have known Lyndon Larouche for a long time.