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Babushka Praises Putin; Putin Praises Himself

Below is a hugely popular video of how Vladimir Putin basks in accolades lavished upon him by an elderly lady during a recent national call-in press conference.


Female host: Hello, please introduce yourself.
Babushka: (firmly): I will not speak with you, but only with the President.
Female host: Uh…Vladimir Vladimirovich is listening to you. Ask your questions.
Putin: Yes I’m listening. Good afternoon.
Babushka (inquisitively): Is that you?
Putin: That’s me, good afternoon.
Babushka (incredulously): Is that really you?
Putin: Yes.
Babushka (gleefully): Gee, and that was you before, right?
Putin: I was.
Babushka (cordially): Oh God (sigh of relief), thank you so much. Many thanks for everything!
Male host (chuckles): Sounds like no questions were asked.
Female host (smiles): Live broadcasting...
Putin (self-importantly): Thank you for…for what you said. Basically, this is an evaluation of my work, an evaluation of those people I’ve been working with side-by-side during the last years. (Self-critically) But I assure you we feel there’s a lot we haven’t done yet. I promise you we will take every effort to realize the goals we set for ourselves.

Bonus track: "Takogo Kak Putin"



English version: "You Must Be Like Putin"