WATCH: Putin honoured by 2,000-strong flash mob who create picture of his FACE
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin’s legion of loyal followers showed their admiration for their leader when 2,000 students created a paper image of his face in a bizarre flash mob.
Russian Students Stage Flash Mob for Putin
The highly rehearsed stunt saw crowds mass outside a stadium each holding pieces of paper ready for an aerial photograph like no other.
It was part of a three-day gathering titled “Labor Brought Victory” which brings together different student associations from around Russia.
Disappointed that Putin had turned down an invitation to attend the event, organisers thought of a more inventive way to catch their leader’s attention.
Dmitry, one of the participants, told local media: “When it became clear that he wouldn't come, we decided to organise a creative flash mob in support of the president.”
Putin’s popularity rating is at almost 90 percent, a record high for a Russian leader.
Thousands of students gathered in Moscow to honour their president Vladimir Putin
When it became clear that he wouldn't come, we decided to organise a creative flash mob in support of the president
Putin’s birthday saw fans honour him with paintings of him using their breasts, photographs laden with kisses, and selfies wearing t-shirts adorned with his best photographs.
Student to honour Russian President Vladimir Putin
Putin’s face has also inspired a library in Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, where a 3-D image of the most powerful man in the country allows visually impaired Russians to feel their way across Putin's face.
Crowds honouring Russian President Vladimir Putin