Oh, how the Russians do love their dictators.

KAZAN. Sabantui, a Tatar festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As part of the celebration of Putin's 62nd birthday, an "art" exhibition reportedly has been mounted in Moscow in which the 12 labors of Hercules are depicted as the 12 labors of Putin.  These include Hercules killing the mythical lion/Putin fighting terrorism and Hercules fighting the Hydra/Putin fending off NATO, the US, and Japan, and… well, I leave the rest to your imagination.

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