Experts of intelligence and analytical company Stratfor pointed to two ways with which Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to retain power.

This is stated in the report of the company, which is available to "Apostrofa".

"The Kremlin's reaction to the growing resistance was double. First, it became creative due to the public image of Putin. The perception of the Russian president in recent weeks skillfully unfolded not only for the Russians, but for the whole world. Secondly, the Kremlin seized power by a deadly grip, "analysts say..

In their opinion, Putin continues to translate Russia into an autocratic model that depends on his personal power. This is evidenced by the creation of a 400,000-strong army of loyal and directly subordinate soldiers, the adoption of laws that regard dissidents as terrorists and largely regulate social media and communications. To these facts, experts add mass detentions of protesters in Moscow and St. Petersburg, support for military intervention in Syria and Ukraine, build up an army at the borders, spread propaganda, Putin's removal of influential elites in the Kremlin.

"Simultaneously, Putin launched an unusual advertising tour a few months before he goes on to re-election, trying to form a more positive and believable opinion of himself," say analysts, recalling the invitation of Western journalists for Putin's game of hockey, the interview with CBS News, and Megin Kelly from NBC.

"Putin seemed to many people charming when he stated the reasons why Russia is not supposedly the evil that the American press draws," experts say..

At the same time, they call a more significant event a documentary film in four parts of American director Oliver Stone.

"The documentary is flavored with the frames of Putin's driving, exercising, playing hockey, riding horses, talking about his grandchildren and making fun of Stone - which, as a result, humanizes the figure of one of the richest and most corrupt representatives of the world's elites. In an interview, Putin tried to present Russia as part of world history and show that the country and its people play an important role in the world, "the analyst.

In their view, Putin seeks to prolong the life of his administration by trying to unite the image of a strong leader with an open fascinating message and he has no plans to transfer power to a successor in the foreseeable future.