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Emperor Pu and other stories: A sculpture of the Russian President in a toga will be unveiled in St Petersburg on Victory Day in May - Mirror | "Et tu Putin?"

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Vladimir Putin to be depicted as Roman emperor in statue built in his hometown Monday April 6 th , 2015  at  11:53 AM RSS Feed For Ministry127.Com 1 Share Russian President Vladimir Putin is deeply unpopular in much of the world right now - but evidently not in his hometown where they are building a statue of him in the style of a Roman emperor. His nation's intervention  into Ukraine  and the annexation of Crimea led to international sanctions being applied to Russia. But in the city of St Petersburg, where  Putin was born  on 7 October 1952 when it was known as Leningrad, locals have decided to celebrate their famous son. A statue that depicts Putin in a toga has already gone into production and the prototype is currently on display at the local academy of arts. It shows Putin in a classical pose mimicking the same face that would have been used by philosophers of ancient times who dressed similarly in tunics. Project manager And