What do think of Putin?
2. Putin is a one who works.
3. He lacks communication skills and charming people isn't his best side. (Bush is an exception since he's an idiot.)
4. Putin is disciplined himself, also he managed to discipline the state bureaucratic machine to some extent, while not fully.
5. Putin is too Soviet-style to my like, "patron of the people". Also, his way of management is somewhat military.
6. Putin really did things for Russia's benefit. He also made mistakes (like support of Yanukovich during Ukraine's 2004 election and the British Council's case).
7. Putin is good at tough talks.
On the whole, Putin's politics was adequate to the outgoing period of Russian history.