Vladimir Putin doing manly things
There's no shortage of photos on the internet of Russian President Vladimir Putin doing manly things. In fact, he has been known to stage elaborate photo ops that perpetuate this strongman image.
So, it was no surprise on August 30, 2015, when Putin held an official state meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a gym in Sochi, Russia.
Putin doing manly things
During that diplomatic meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted a variety of weights for the camera.
Putin doing manly things
Then, he and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sat down to a breakfast to discuss official state matters. Before they sat down, though, they roasted their own meats.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts after he submerged on board Sea Explorer 5 bathyscaphe off the island of Gogland, 110 miles west of St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15, 2013.
Putin rode the small submersible craft 200 feet down to see the remains of the naval frigate Oleg, which sank in 1869, Russian news reports said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin submerges on board Sea Explorer 5 bathyscaphe off the island of Gogland.
Putin's latest media event was modest by the stunt-happy Russian leader's standards, a half-hour trip to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland to see a shipwreck.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, flies in a motorized hang glider alongside a Siberian white crane, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized hang glider alongside two Siberian white cranes, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian President Vladimir Putin waits in a motorized hang glider next to a Siberian white crane, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands beside a motorized hang glider on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for a flight in a motorized hang glider, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized hang glider alongside two Siberian white cranes, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia, Sept. 5, 2012.
Putin doing manly things
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, fixes a radio beacon on a neck of a polar bear, which was anaesthetized, during a visit to a research institute at the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, April 29, 2010.
Putin doing manly things
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes measurements of a polar bear during a visit to a research institute at the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, April 29, 2010.
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Vladimir Putin and scientists examining a polar bear on the Alexandra Land island.
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Vladimir Putin looks at a bear at the South Kamchatka Sanctuary outside Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Far East of Russia, Aug. 24, 2010.
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Vladimir Putin and scientists examining a polar bear on the island Alexandra Land, part of the Franz Josef Land archipalego.
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Vladimir Putin takes part in a judo training session at the Moscow sports complex, which is in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 22, 2010.
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Vladimir Putin takes part in a judo training session in St. Petersburg, Dec. 22, 2010.
Putin doing manly things
Vladimir Putin takes part in a judo training session in St. Petersburg, Dec. 22, 2010. Putin is a blackbelt in judo.
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Vladimir Putin sits with a group during a judo training session at the Moscow sports complex in St. Petersburg, Dec. 22, 2010, casually wearing his black belt around his neck.
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Vladimir Putin takes part in a judo training session at the Moscow sports complex in St. Petersburg, Dec. 22, 2010.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin carries a hunting rifle during a trip in Ubsunur Hollow in the Siberian Tyva region, on the border with Mongolia, Russia, Sept. 2010 photo.
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Vladimir Putin feeds a horse in the mountains of the Siberian Tyva region during a short vacation, Aug. 3, 2009.
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Vladimir Putin rides a horse in the mountains of the Siberian Tyva region, Aug. 3, 2009.
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Vladimir Putin swims while traveling in the mountains of the Siberian Tyva region, Aug. 3, 2009.
Putin doing manly things
Vladimir Putin sits in a tree while traveling in the the Siberian Tyva region during a short vacation, Aug. 3, 2009.
Putin doing manly things
Vladimir Putin walks in the mountains of the Siberian Tyva region, Aug. 3, 2009.
Putin doing manly things
Vladimir Putin drives a boat while traveling in the the Siberian Tyva region, Aug. 3, 2009.
Putin doing manly things
Vladimir Putin breaks a tree branch for a bonfire while traveling in the Siberian Tyva region a short vacation, Aug. 3, 2009.
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Vladimir Putin fishing in the Khemchik River in the Siberian Tyva region during a vacation, Aug. 3, 2009.
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Vladimir Putin, assisted by Russian scientist scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov, fixes a GPS satellite transmitter onto a tiger during his visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East, Aug. 31, 2008.
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Vladimir Putin, assisted by Russian scientist scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov, fixes a GPS satellite transmitter onto a tiger during his visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East, Aug. 31, 2008.