I st of all, lets face the deal: Putin is a bandit who stole the supreme governing power. he is not the case of the people mistakenly delegated him power and the right to speak on their behalf, to express their interests.
Then... I highly doubt the word 'visionary' can be applied to his figure. Slippery, perverse, calculating his moves ahead well, far-sighted, cunning, skilled in intrigues and manipulations - but not a visionary.