Possibly, based on their personal previous psycho-social imprinting, yes.

It's possible Boris admires Churchill because it looks correct for the image he is trying to project. Remember what the lessons for youngsters at an institution like Eton learn, hazing your classmates might get you anywhere in the future. Guilty I am of being a cynic. I'm not sold on Boris turning over any new leafs at this stage in his public facing persona image, I always accept that I could be totally wrong on that idea about Boris too, after all I'm a yank and don't really know the Brit culture. I practically need an interpreter when watching PMQs. (mate) :-)

V. Putin, not even going to venture a guess on what's going on in that waxy hairball of a mind, he's right out of or embedded in the boomer cold war mindset.