Matthew Raphael Johnson published the book 'Russian Populism: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putin' 10 years ago.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources show Matthew Raphael Johnson authored 'Russian Populist: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putin' and that The Barnes Review published it, with a Goodreads listing giving a first-published date of 2012, consistent with roughly ten years before the 2026 post.
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… and probably powerful, when it comes to their positions within their countries and how they rule their countries in the world, and I know that there's no better person to talk to about doing a deep dive on Mr. Putin. What can you tell us about Mr. Putin? Well, 10 years ago, I published Russian Populism: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putin, and The Barnes Review Books published that, and it sold very well, and it's because Putin doesn't deal a lot with abstract ideology. This is the only political theory book on Putin in existence, at least in English, and I go through it thematically. …
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Supports. Goodreads lists 'Russian Populist: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putin' as first published January 1, 2012, which places publication about 10 years before the 2026 post.[4]
Supports. The Barnes Review's own article states the book was published as a result of Johnson's work and that TBR published it, and a 2020 reference list cites it as 2012.[5][6]
Supports. Johnson's author bios list the book among his works, and an AFP store listing describes Johnson as its author.[7][8][9]
Context. The claim's publisher and authorship details are confirmed, but no fact-checker directly addresses the publication date or the claimant's characterization of the book's sales or uniqueness.[1][2][3]
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9 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 5 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Latest Articles In Russiapolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Vladimir Putin Archives - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Vladimir Putin Articles | Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Russian Populist: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putingoodreads.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Matthew Raphael Johnson Back with TBRbarnesreview.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6The New Russia – Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnsonmyth20c.wordpress.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Matthew Raphael Johnson | LinkedInlinkedin.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8List of books by author Matthew Raphael Johnson - ThriftBooksthriftbooks.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9RUSSIAN POPULIST: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putinafpstore.americanfreepress.net · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news and Media Bias/Fact Check · cited for: supports
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