Vladimir Putin poses for hilariously weird pics in a Siberian forest – the latest in a long line of bizarre holiday portraits

VLADIMIR Putin again strikes some bizarre poses for his holiday snaps – with this hilarious album showing him picking mushrooms in a Siberian forest. The Russian leader, who celebrates his 67th birthday today, spent the weekend in mountains above the Yenisei River with his defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Wearing hunter-gatherer-style gear and shades, Putin is […]

VLADIMIR Putin again strikes some bizarre poses for his holiday snaps – with this hilarious album showing him picking mushrooms in a Siberian forest.

The Russian leader, who celebrates his 67th birthday today, spent the weekend in mountains above the Yenisei River with his defence minister Sergei Shoigu.

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Vladimir Putin gazes intently at a tree while holidaying in a Siberian forest[/caption]

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Wearing a stetson-style hat, Putin examines a fir that catches his eye[/caption]

Wearing hunter-gatherer-style gear and shades, Putin is seen in a raft of poses as he gets to one with nature.

Many shots see him leaning on his super-long rambling stick while gazing into the distance, his face set in a pensive expression.

In other frames he’s down on one knee on the forest floor, seemingly studying the texture of  bark on an old tree.

He sniffs mushrooms, fondles fir trees and assumes a number of seated poses before a backdrop of mountains and wispy clouds.

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Many snaps see him posing with an extra-long walking stick[/caption]

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Putin spent the weekend picking mushrooms[/caption]

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The Russian president gets to one with nature[/caption]

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Putin spent the weekend in the forest with his defence minister Sergei Shoigu, pictured[/caption]

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The pictures have seen Putin compared with Steve Coogan’s Rural Alan[/caption]

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Previous bizarre shots of Putin have seen him topless astride a horse[/caption]

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He’s fond of topless fishing too[/caption]

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Relaxing in yet another topless pose for one of his calendars[/caption]

A further picture shows him clutching a small bouquet of forest foliage, his cowboy-style stetson resting by his side, eyes trained intently on his rambling partner.

The images are just the latest that capture him doing “manly” activities, with his yearly calendars creating something of a cult following around the world over the last few years.

He was once famously pictured with his top off riding a horse but has also been snapped taking a boat trip on a lake, going for a ride in a light aircraft and walking up mountains to explore the scenery.

The former KGB agent has also posed for pictures with cuddly animals in an apparent bid to exude a strong but gentle image to the people of Russia.

His latest forest pictures have seen Putin compared to Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge character in a clip called Rural Alan,

It shows Partridge as he rambles across the Norfolk countryside.

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