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Cossacks Install Monument of Russian President Vladimir Putin as Roman Emperor Near St. Petersburg
MOSCOW — May 18, 2015, 10:44 AM ET
By PATRICK REEVELL
PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting, May 15, 2015, in Sochi, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting, May 15, 2015, in Sochi, Russia.
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images
Vladimir Putin has been described as a “czar” by fans and critics alike, but a group of Cossacks in St. Petersburg have gone a step further, erecting a statue of Putin in the form of a Roman emperor.
The 20-centimeter [7.9-inch] bust, erected by a group that supports Putin, depicts the Russian leader, head turned imperiously, wearing Roman laurels, armor and a cloak.
“In this image is the symbol of our Russian democracy,” Andrei Polyakov, who heads the Irbis Orthodox Union of Cossacks, which commissioned the statue for their new headquarters outside St. Petersburg, Putin’s hometown, told Russian media.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/cossacks-install-monument-russian-president-vladimir-putin-roman/story?id=31121574
Cossacks Install Monument of Russian President Vladimir Putin as Roman Emperor Near St. Petersburg
MOSCOW — May 18, 2015, 10:44 AM ET
By PATRICK REEVELL
PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting, May 15, 2015, in Sochi, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting, May 15, 2015, in Sochi, Russia.
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images
Vladimir Putin has been described as a “czar” by fans and critics alike, but a group of Cossacks in St. Petersburg have gone a step further, erecting a statue of Putin in the form of a Roman emperor.
The 20-centimeter [7.9-inch] bust, erected by a group that supports Putin, depicts the Russian leader, head turned imperiously, wearing Roman laurels, armor and a cloak.
“In this image is the symbol of our Russian democracy,” Andrei Polyakov, who heads the Irbis Orthodox Union of Cossacks, which commissioned the statue for their new headquarters outside St. Petersburg, Putin’s hometown, told Russian media.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/cossacks-install-monument-russian-president-vladimir-putin-roman/story?id=31121574
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