There has been some speculation that the actual Russians, the people, long for a Czar. Putin can and may presently fulfill that desire.
My personal belief is that Putin considers his job to be saving Mother Russia from death. As leader of a country with population and economy similar to Australia and Mexico, Putin runs a constant bluff. When Russia is closely examined, there is not as much there as Putin would like us to believe
I don’t think there is a popular desire for a Czar. More like the opposite is true.
Putin is not really that popular anymore and only holds the majority by populism at this point.
He and his team actually has a lot to be proud about.
Russian economy is certainly in much better shape than before his presidency but as for bluffs he seems like mostly straight forward to me.
His ideas are a dated though. He was good for his time but not now anymore. It doesn’t mean he is super bad or a thug and all such stuff.