Agnia Barto has a poem about Putin. It's called "Volodya's Portrait" (written in 1957). A photograph in a magazine — A group sits by the campfire. Didn't you recognize Volodya? He's seated in the front row. Runners stand there in the photo With numbers on their chests. Someone familiar is out in front — That's Vova in the lead. Volodya's pictured weeding, And at a celebration, at the New Year tree, And in a boat by the river, And at the chessboard. He's pictured with a hero pilot! Let's open another magazine — There he stands among the swimmers. So who is he, after all? What is it that he does? Why, he poses for pictures!
From here By the way, to all the crafty folks who know how to put videos together: This poem, read in a lively voice and paired with a good selection of photos, could become a YouTube hit. Don't begrudge an hour of your time — it'll be fun.
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