Putin does remind one of a mini me?
"Revered, even feared, to the point where no one will contradict him; aloof, isolated, a digital hermit who is never out of touch; broadly supported, but very narrowly advised by an ever-tighter group of confidantes. This is the picture of Vladimir Putin and his leadership style painted by a number of people with knowledge of the inner workings of the Kremlin, at a time when such things matter more than at any time since the collapse of communism."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/putin-world-kremlin-moscow-power-circle
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/putin-world-kremlin-moscow-power-circle