Vladimir Putin is trying to enhance his image with younger voters as his poll numbers slip. In this video, Putin is at a hip-hop concert. He attended to present awards and an anti-drug message, but if he was not going to dance, he probably should have stayed away from the gyrating crowd.
Talk about awkward.
It looks [...]

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This makes it a hands down contest. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has it as the world’s most macho world leader.
Putin’s latest feat had him diving into Lake Baikal in M-1, the mini-submarine that in 2008 set a world record for the deepest dive into a lake. Putin went to 4,600 feet and remain submerged [...]

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Clearly, Vladimir Putin is alarmed that his tough guy image has been damaged by claims that he is a secret ABBA fan. He has sent his spokesman forth once more to deny the charges that Bjorn Again, an ABBA tribute band, played for him at a private concert.
The Telegraph reports on this denial.
But Mr Putin’s [...]

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After creating an image of a stern world leader with piercing eyes, a judo black belt and reputation as an outdoorsman, we learn the real Vladimir Putin wants to dance to the likes of “Dancing Queen.”
Despite adamant denials from official Russian channels, the ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again claims to have performed a concert for Putin and [...]

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Vladimir Putin is intent on surprising people. Usually he displays an image of virility and steadfastness. He has been portrayed as an avid outdoorsman and even has a Judo training video for sale. His latest venture is un-Putin like, however.
Putin has placed for auction an oil painting he did after Christmas for an exhibition collecting paintings [...]

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A Georgian woman claims that Vladimir Putin is her son. This conflicts with Putin’s official life story, but Vera Putina, 82, has a few interesting facts to back up her claim.
Putina claims that when she first saw Putin on television in 1999, she instantly recognized him as her estranged son.
In Mrs Putina’s account, Mr Putin’s [...]

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What stopped Russia from completely overrunning Georgia last August? According to comments leaked from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s administration, Vladimir Putin decided not to overthrow the Georgian government because he did not want to end up like George Bush.
Sarkozy travelled to Moscow in August to appeal for a ceasefire. Prior to leaving, Bush called him [...]

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Vladimir Putin has earned Foolocracy’s “Fool of the Week” award for his bizarre release of the video “Let’s Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin.”
For an American politician to release something similar would be unthinkable. Can anyone imagine “Learn to Fly with John McCain” or “Learn Law with Barack Obama” videos?
Here is the link to the earlier [...]

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To celebrate his 56th birthday, Vladimir Putin has released an instructional video on judo. “Let’s Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin” is a collaboration between Putin and Judo experts. Putin is a black belt.
Putin is a one-time Judo champion of St. Petersburg. He mentioned that French President Nicolas Sarkozy  has expressed interest in learning some lessons [...]

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