RT Article T1 When western leadership models become a mixed blessing JF Koers VO 75 IS 3 SP 631 OP 650 A1 Reimer, J. LA English YR 2010 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1936628821 AB Russia plunged into a deep leadership crisis after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The attempt to implement western leadership models only deepened the crisis. With the take over of power by Vladimir Putin a new leadership theory evolved, which looked critically at western models. Totalitarianism, contextuality, cultural sensibility and pragmatism are issues being investigated with respect to leadership. This article includes these themes whilst reflecting on the critical dialogue between the American leadership expert Stephen R. Covey and his Russian critic Vladimir Tarassenko. K1 Russia K1 Perestroika K1 Leadership K1 Culturally Relevant Leadership DO 10.4102/koers.v75i3.100