Vladimir Putin’s penchant for proving (or, attempting to prove) his masculinity is no secret. From trying to bend frying pans with his bare hands a la “iron man,” to riding on horseback bare-chested, the Russian presidential candidate is hoping his new campaign ad will help pull off a hat-trick by landing him his third, yes, third, non-consecutive term as Russia’s president.
The following campaign spot features a young, attractive woman visiting a fortune teller, who, by showing a tarot card, reveals the girl’s “first” love will be none other than Vlad himself.
“He will protect you,” the fortune teller says, likening the protection Putin will bestow on the young woman to the feeling one would get “behind a brick wall.” Or, perhaps, more like an iron curtain.
Watch the arguably creepy video below. If you do not understand Russian, fear not. We’ve already provided the important background above and the scene speaks for itself:
(h/t: BuzzFeed)
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midwesthippie
Feb. 28, 2012 at 12:51am…yep, russian women are hot. …and really, i think putin is just trying to keep up with the prez
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Uranium Wedge
Feb. 28, 2012 at 2:33pmThat pic with him on the horse does not help him.
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Sad4theUS
Mar. 4, 2012 at 4:36pmAbsolutely creepy!!
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1HonestInjun
Feb. 28, 2012 at 12:09amThe only logical reason he is producing this campaign ad is to seduce young females. He was president for two terms, then dmitry medvedev was hand picked to be the face of the presidency while Putin governed in the background because of the two term limit , and now he is elegible again. The fix is already in, believe me when I say this will be a Chicago election. And if the press opposes him they will end up like Anna Politkovskaya did in 2006, and an average of fifteen journalist a year in russia who are killed or just disappear. I just showed this ad to my wife who is from Ukraine, and I won’t say what her reaction is after she lived under the old USSR for many years. You have no
clue to the corruption, evil, hardships a life in russia represents.
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spfoam1
Feb. 27, 2012 at 11:05pmHe looks like an old, bitter, KGB agent to me.
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lukerw
Feb. 27, 2012 at 10:43pmCossack!
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P8riot
Feb. 27, 2012 at 10:17pmI can’t get over the picture of Putin on the horse… dude, two words – bench press.
By the way – can the guy who practically runs Russia get a decent horse??? That thing looks like a starving dog.
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Claudia42
Mar. 5, 2012 at 11:02amThat is to make Putin look larger than he really is. They say that power is a natural aphrodisiac and Putin needs a lot of power to make himself attractive. It is indeed very creepy!
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symphonic
Feb. 27, 2012 at 9:19pmHow fitting that SATAN is revealing who to vote for here… Crystal balls? Peeping Wizards?
Russia IS an evil empire.
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georgepatton
Feb. 27, 2012 at 9:01pmBarry’s idol!
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beachcomber1017
Feb. 27, 2012 at 9:01pmHe is doing thru the change ,buy a red corvet.
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dmerwin
Feb. 27, 2012 at 8:56pmEncinom, Rose-Ellen, Lumbar Spine and I am wild about Putin check those pecs.
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thegreatcarnac
Feb. 27, 2012 at 6:44pmPutin loves himself slmost as much as idiot obama loves himself. Putin will most likely win again. He apparently has a strange campaign manager and some sychophant told the fool that riding a horse with no shirt on was a good idea. Putin on a horse looks like a second rate gay porn star. With all of that said…,Putin is still smarter than obama.
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flatbroke
Feb. 27, 2012 at 5:17pmYukko! vote for me and i will f u for the first time, eeewwww! gross! must have a nepoleanic complex.
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JBaer
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:22pmMan that IS creepy!! Just as seeing him bare-chested on a horse is! Puke!
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teebubba
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:19pmIt is a holdover from the middle ages called the “divine right of kings” Of course Mr. Putrid would have to make himself Czar first before he exercised that right to deflower any virgin subject…
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:23pmUnless he just tricks the boys into picking up the soap.
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UBETHECHANGE
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:05pmWhat a puke.
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MeMadMax
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:42pmThis guy is more arrogant than oblabber……
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Glock31
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:44pmagreed!
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TheEnlightenedOne
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:40pmLast time I checked Vladimir Putin was a member of United Russia a centre-right political party. Putin is the most conservative one running in Russia. But I guess you want Putin to lose and the Communist party to win? Boy you Blazers are sure dim-witted when it comes to Russian politics.
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TruthHurts
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:16pmEnlightened one, I think you better check on your knowledge of Russian and European politics. Right and far right in Europe means fascists… which is exactly what Putin is.. and they are just as bad as the Communists. The European extremes (left and right) are far worse than in America.
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JBaer
Feb. 27, 2012 at 4:24pmYou beat me to it Truthhurts. Left and right wing are NOTHING like what they are in the U.S.
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Link8on
Feb. 28, 2012 at 8:25amIt would be nice to get an understanding of how much their respective political wings would grow the government via spending programs and taxes.
That commercial appears more lighthearted, like the Debbie Spend – A – Lot one.
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AZRACISTBIGOT
Feb. 28, 2012 at 1:52pm“Center Right Political Party” ” The Most Conservitive One Running” WTF ????
A thug by any other name is still a thug
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Bolo2811
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:37pmPeople may not take this narcissist serious but YOU BETTER! It seems funny now but EVERY power mad dictator that has NO regard for human life at ALL show personality characteristics similar to this. This ascends above narcissism into the realm of “emperor worship”. This guy sees himself as having god-like ability and it ALWAYS leads to MASS murder and genocide. These people see themselves as so FAR superior to everone else and that they have NO ONE to answer to (the REAL GOD-Jesus).
This cat could EASILY be the chief prince of Magog that will “attempt” to lead his muslim nation alliance into Israel (probably over an Israeli attack on Iran) but will be UTTERLY humiliated by Jesus himself. 5/6 of EVERY troop in this particular invasion will die and those nations that “rest comfortably in the coastlands” (britain and possibly the US) that will refuse to come to Israels aid will suffer judgment as well just not as severe as those invaders.
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LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:30pmPutin is a pig. Vile, evil, and a killer. Too bad the Russian people have been served for so long by so many out out criminals – they cannot tell the difference.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:21pmWhy can’t we have a leader like that. One where the press happily but his chiseled body on the front page of a newspaper and fawn all over him. Don’t ever report at how vile and creepy the content of his speech is, but how well he said it. Why can’t we have a leader like that here in the USA? Where could we find such a person, one that gives us all tingles? Maybe, someday.
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bassist237
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:32pmHaha.. sarcasm dually noted.. Reminds me of sandy beaches for some reason.
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Drum Man
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:20pmI just threw up a little bit…
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jnfomo
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:15pmWhat an egocentric pig. It’s no surprise, though.
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Ron Staiger
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:14pmAlso known as Vald the Impailer!
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cloudsofwar
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:13pmgood grief this sounds like what obama will do. did putin get this idea from obama? Obama will be your first love. commies stick together.
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teebubba
Feb. 27, 2012 at 8:12pmHow do we all miss this…It is Reagon who we associate with the horse. Obama rides a golf cart!
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aChameleon
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:08pmGiggity
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Feb. 27, 2012 at 3:05pmMao all over again.
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