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Vladimir Putin on holiday

Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse during his vacation
Horse riding ... Putin - topless, naturally - takes the reins outside the town of Kyzyl in southern Siberia's Tuva region Photograph: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin swims
Swimming ... Putin, all rippling muscles and vigorous torso, gives us his best butterfly stroke. Looks cold, doesn't it? Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP
Putin on vacation: Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fishes in southern Siberia
Fishing ... the PM, with the help of a chum, catches his dinner Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/Reuters
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin feeds a horse during his vacation
But he's got a sensitive side, too. Here's Vladimir feeding his horse with what presumably are sugar lumps Photograph: Alexey Druzhinyn/EPA
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin breaks branches for a fire
Yeah, take that, branch! It's probably fair to say that Vladimir's partner on the left is doing the lion's share of the firewood-collecting Photograph: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin adjusts his hat as he sits in a tree
Being a thrusting, outdoorsy type is hard work, you know. Here Putin takes a well-earned break in a tree Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives an outboard motorboat
Did Baywatch ever make it to Russia? Vladimir takes the wheel to drive his speedboat really, really fast Photograph: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a motorboat on vacation
Putin, resplendent in camouflage green - or is it more of an asparagus? - strikes a pose Photograph: Alexey Druzhinyn/EPA
Putin on vacation: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks during his vacation
Putin swaps his high-performance leisure footwear for sensible suede boots ahead of a long, Siberian trek Photograph: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images
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