VLADIMIR Putin may strike fear into the heart of western democracy – but when it comes to his fashion, no one has ever taken him seriously.
These hilarious pictures celebrate 20 years of the Russian leader, 66, and helps rip apart his carefully-cultivated hardman image.
AFP - Getty Even this horse is embarrassed to be seen with the shaven-chested Russian leader[/caption]
Who could forget such classics as him riding a horse while topless showing the world that he shaves his chest like an ageing Love Island wannabe.
Other well known images include the former KGB charisma-vacuum wearing goggles at a science exhibition while staring blankly into space.
Vladimir may look like he has the personality of a mute cardigan salesman – but the reality is that he’s much more boring than that.
Another picture shows the Kremlin strongman frolicking with two terrified-looking dogs who can evidently sense they are in the presence of a human-mannequin dummy.
There’s a rumour in Moscow that Vlad doesn’t have any friends – apparently it started because it’s 100 per cent true.
The man’s duller than a Siberian summer – he makes Steve Davis look like a mariachi band leader.
EPA It’s unclear whether Putin was using the goggles in this picture to take a sneaky nap while being taken round a science exhibition in Siberia[/caption]
Getty - Contributor These two dogs were forced to wrestle the pretend Alpha male in a sick publicity stunt[/caption]
AP:Associated Press The former KGB spy enjoys taking a dip in skin-tight clothing because he’s real Russian hardman[/caption]
The Russian strongman wore leather clothes at this biker event – the man to his left cringed so much he fell over and hurt his bottomAFP
AP:Associated Press It later emerged that a rainbow puked over Vlad’s jacket during the Sochi games[/caption]
Getty - Contributor Putin wore a white romper suit while racing a disabled bird across a field[/caption]
AFP - Getty Forget ‘Ready to Wear’ – Vlad is ‘Ready for War’[/caption]
Reuters Putin later wrestled former Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev to the floor where they embraced for an unsubstantiated amount of time[/caption]
AFP During their totally platonic relationship, Putin and Medvedev exercised vigorously together[/caption]
AP:Associated Press Vlad looks lovingly at ex-US President George Bush as the Texan warlord playfully squeezes the Russian in Santiago, Chile in 2004[/caption]
AP:Associated Press Putin credits his ‘thinking cap’ with his meteoric rise in famed alcoholic Boris Yeltsin’s administration[/caption]
AP:Associated Press The Russian waves to camera while stuffing his other hand between his legs while on a ski lift Austrian sports legend Karl Schranz[/caption]
AP:Associated Press Putin was forced to deny he had spent 48 hours at a Shanghai karaoke bar when this snap was taken at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in 2001[/caption]
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