Since first being elected Russian president in 2000, Vladimir Putin has made a name for himself -- as an international man of adventure. He flies planes and races cars, feeds baby moose, and serenades audiences with jazz standards. And he does it all with that trademark blank stare. Here, we take a look at some of the images that turned Putin from a mere ex-KGB officer cum leader-for-life into an icon.
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