Obama , Putin are just symobls for powerful groups and interests that are really in charge.

Obama , Putin just symbols for powerful groups and interests that are really in charge.
No one can rule a nation alone and most leaders we see and call the leader are really the talking heads for powerful behind the scene economic interests.
I have an inkling of who President Obama's supporters are such as big Pharma, Wall Street etc..

With Putin I have no idea, maybe something like the energy sector and the Russian military industrial complex.