Putin's Expressions

"QUANTUM SHOT" #181


Learn to read political leaders like an open book

A few weeks back we published a chart of Putin's emotions:


(image credit: João Pedro de Magalhães)

However, since its publication here new evidence came to light, and it seems like Russian President Vladimir Putin DOES have various emotional expressions, after all.
So we heartily apologize for the initial misleading formation, and publish this rough guide to his official and unofficial grins, smirks and funny faces:

...is he Agent Smith incarnate?



or Russian saintly king?





















Pleasures of Photoshop:



Sultans of Fashion:



Pleasures of Photoshop #2:


(image credit: Panoptikum)

Real-life Putin in Israel:
























Relaxing after work:






Youthful (dashing) Putin has fun outdoor:



KGB officer, 1976



chilling out



This site uncovered interesting similarity:



Vladimir Putin and the portrait of Arnolfini by Jan van Eyck
(National Gallery, 1434):



Famous Sculptor Cereteli take on Putin:



and Russian newspaper "Obozrevatel" answer to it:


(image credit: Obozrevatel News)

Continuing the art theme, here is a big mural depicting the whole russian political scene:





(image credit: Fred Bastide, CG Society)

... other politicians could be just as expressive:
(this one seems to be reflecting on the state of russian political debate)



We can even catch a glimpse of Putin's successor:


(image credit: Kuteev)

(other sources: Kommersant, Reuters, Panoptikum)

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