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Sunday, May 19, 2013

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  • A shirtless Putin famously hunts in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains in the Republic of Tuva in August 2007.
  • Putin helps scientists tag a Siberian tiger in August 2008.
  • Putin swims the butterfly during a vacation outside the town of Kyzyl in southern Siberia in August 2009.
  • A shirtless Putin rides a horse during a vacation in the Republic of Tuva in August 2009.
  • Putin inside a submersible during a dive into the depths of Lake Baikal in August 2009.
  • Putin throws a Japanese judo expert during an exhibition in Tokyo in September 2000.
  • Putin and scientists measure a polar bear on the Franz Josef Land archipelago in April 2010.
  • Putin inspects the cockpit of the new Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter jet at Gromov Airfield in June 2010.
  • Putin rides a horse near the town of Abakan during a trip to the Republic of Khakassia in south-central Siberia in February 2010.
  • Putin climbed into a firefighting plane and helped crews dump water on wildfires in the Ryazan region in August 2010. "Is it OK?" he asked after pushing a button to release the water. "It was a direct hit," the pilot responded.
  • Putin takes part in an expedition to Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Preserve to inspect the snow leopard's habitat in the Siberian Federal District in October 2010.
  • Putin hits the slopes at the Krasnaya Polyana ski center outside Sochi, venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
  • Putin rides with motorcycle enthusiasts during a visit to a motorbike festival in the southern city of Novorossiisk in August 2011.
  • Putin holds two amphoras he "found" while scuba diving in Russia's Taman Bay in August 2011.
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Vladimir Putin's Lessons In Machismo

Published 15 March 2012

Vladimir Putin, Russia's diminutive ex-spy-cum-president-cum-prime-minister-cum-president has gone to great lengths, distances, and depths to cultivate his image as a swashbuckling man of action. Here are some of the Russian leader's most glaringly, er, robust photo ops over the years. (Originally published in January 2011)

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