Putin has recently made big headlines with his bold leadership style. Although often portrayed as a Macho type, bad-ass president by media, we would like to show his love for science and his hands-on approach when it comes to helping scientists and engineers. Let us know your thoughts about Putin in comments below.
1. A veteran of KGB, Putin tests out new weapons himself. This picture was taken at one such event at GRU military intelligence headquarters building in 2006.
2. Putin testing out new Gun shooting simulator at research facility of national railway company “Russian Railways”, 2012.
3. Putin regularly visits sports scientists at Top Athletic School in St. Petersburg
4. Besides flying fighter jets and driving F1 cars, Putin actively helps scientists in tagging animals
5. Putin Likes to Dive at Archaeological sites and contributes his findings.
6. Unlike other leaders who make big speeches on climate change, Putin takes part in data collection. In photo below, Putin talks to a scientist of “Lena-2010” Russian-German scientific expedition on Samoilovsky Island in Far Eastern Federal District.
7. Putin likes to help scientists in breeding and taking care of animals
8. Putin likes to fly with cranes on his motorized deltaplane to help them find their migration route.
