Khozyain (хозяин) sometimes ''khozain'' is a

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. The term's applicability to the politicians originates from the Russian word ''khozyain'' (of a household), usually the oldest male entrusted with the welfare of the family. For someone to merit the title of a real ''khozyain'' he must take care of those in his domain. It is a rich term which traditionally refers to a leader of a given social domain, a home, a village, an enterprise, or a country, although it can be also used to define a leader of a criminal

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. It is sometimes difficult to classify the khozian-politician in a classical political sense since their overriding concerns are not a leftist or rightist political agenda, but the welfare of the group where ideology is less important than

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, strength of character and problem solving skills. A person who displays talents in this direction is called a ''khozyaistvennik''. A ''khozyain'' politician can easily be seen as authoritarian in a Western political context. A more accurate description would be to classify him as a father figure.

Examples of Khozyain politicians

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References

* The Discourse of Civilization in the Works of Russia’s New Eurasianists: Lev Gumilev and Alexander Panarin * http://www.yorku.ca/yciss/activities/documents/PCSPPaper002.pdf {{Reflist Politics of Russia Russian words and phrases