Vladimir Putin calendar shows Russian president pictured with dogs and flowers for 2016
The President is photographed in an array of settings
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Your support makes all the difference.Struggling which calendar to chose as 2016 approaches?
Look no further, as perhaps one filled entirely with the Russian president Vladimir Putin in various poses will take your fancy.
Twelve different Putins are shown in the calendar, the variety of photos range from the Russian leader undertaking in some exercise, fishing, smelling flowers and cuddling a dog.
According to BBC News the calendar, reportedly produced by a Russian magazine and available to buy in Russia, also features quotes from the longstanding president to accompany the portraits.
Alongside March’s spread, the quote reads: “I like all Russian women. I think Russian women are the most talented and the most beautiful.”
Whereas October’s image which shows Putin wearing a military cap says: “No one will succeed in gaining military superiority over Russia.”
Putin has alternated between serving as the President and Prime minister of Russia since 1999.
A recent theory emerged that the eternally youthful looking 63-year-old may actually be immortal.
The conspiracy theory showed an image of Putin from 2015 alongside two men apparently pictured in 1920 and 1941, and asked visitors to compare the man in the image.
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