During Putin's administration, Russia has made great progress in military and political strength, and has also achieved stable development in politics and legal system. However, he has always been controversial about democracy and can be said to be a veritable "iron-fisted president." At the same time, due to its tough but macro-economic management, Russia's economy has been greatly reformed and the exchange rate of oil prices exported by Russia has been integrated; During his tenure, he attracted many foreign exchange companies to settle in Russia and brought huge economic benefits to Russia. The gross domestic product has increased by nearly 72%, and the purchasing power parity has also increased by about 6 times; The poverty-stricken population in Russia has halved, and the average monthly salary has increased from $80 to $640. Analysts say Putin's economic reforms are impressive.

During Putin's presidency, a series of bills were passed one after another, which fundamentally reformed Russian society. Including changing the income tax to 13%, reducing the profit tax rate and formulating new land and legal provisions. But at the same time, the government he led was questioned by the opposition, foreign governments or organizations and human rights organizations, especially the internal record of human rights and freedoms. In addition, his tough attitude towards EU countries and former Soviet republics has also been criticized.

According to media reports, a number of new giant business groups have emerged in Russian economic circles, which obviously control the overall economic situation of Russia, including roman abramovich, Oleg Jeripasca, mikhail prokhorov, Yuri Covalciuc and others. It is worth noting that these emerging Russian tycoons are often closely related to Putin himself. In addition, Putin was criticized for shaping a value of personality cult during his presidency.

Putin said on Russian national television from June 5438 to February 2009 that Stalin "is difficult to evaluate in black and white, and it is hard to say whether he has succeeded in his life." Russia, the Russian Communist Workers' Party and Bolshevik Party, which are closer to Stalinism than the Russian Communist Party, and the Russian National Bolshevik Party, an alternative left-wing party, are basically disgusted and disgusted with Putin. Roger Bayes, an American news commentator, once thought that Putin was more like the new Brezhnev than the new Stalin.