Russia envisions Vladimir Putin posing with rippling muscles while his army storm the US Capitol building in 2024.
A "cringeworthy" calendar featuring the images was published by a group connected to Vlad's ruthless FSB spies, commemorating everything
The 2024 calendar, meant to raise cash for FSB veterans, has been called ‘cringeworthy’
The odd calendar is meant to serve as a fundraiser for former members of Vlad's espionage squad.
The monthly feature varies from bizarre to embarrassing, with Putin's toned bodybuilder sketch serving as the main attraction. The dictator is shown on the cover as an action hero in the vein of Arnold Schwarzenegger, complete with his menacing "Z" war insignia.
Sulky and ill Vlad is seen posing in front of a big black vehicle, his arms bulging and veiny. In the meantime, Russian forces are depicted attacking the US Capitol in Washington, DC, in November 2024.
A Russian Lancet kamikaze drone and a Ka-52 attack helicopter are attacking the building, and a special forces officer is standing watch with a Kalashnikov assault rifle up.
Given that the US presidential election is taking place on November 5, the month is an intriguing choice for this image. Additionally, on January 6, supporters of Donald Trump attempted to attack the Capitol Building, sparking violence that marked the conclusion of the 2020 election cycle. The calendar features several pictures of the FSB special troops in a variety of strange scenarios.
One shows them hugging a woman, another shows them caressing a cat, and a third shows a warrior carrying a youngster who is holding a teddy bear. One has a growling Russian bear with the words, "It matters who is with you, not who is against you."
A further image features the FSB special forces officer grinning with a Cheburashka, a popular big-eared fairy tale character from the Soviet era. Some of the pictures are reminiscent of the 'glory days' of the Soviet Union; one of them features a commando with a sickle and hammer flying overhead. The present spec ops troop is facing forward, but the soldier from World War II who is holding the flag seems to be looking back. Through the Special Operations Command "C" Combat Veterans Support Fund, a nonprofit associated with the FSB, money is being raised for veterans through the use of the calendar.
Its retail price is supposed to be around £40 - but it already being flogged cut price in Russia for just £9.
The Kyiv Post news outlet in Ukraine branded it “Russian propaganda at its most cringeworthy”, underlining Russian aggression.
It "gives an insight into the Russian psyche and has been met with anger and ridicule in equal measure”, said the report.
The other images are the “usual mix of militarism and romanticism that was one of the features of Soviet propaganda”, said the Kyiv Post report.
Putin was a secret agent in the foreign espionage part of the old Soviet-era KGB and later headed the largest successor organisation, the FSB.
Its suggested retail price is approximately £40, but it's currently being sold in Russia for just £9. It was described as "Russian propaganda at its most cringeworthy" by the Ukrainian news source Kyiv Post, highlighting Russian aggressiveness.
According to the report, it "offers an insight into the Russian psyche and has been met with anger and ridicule in equal measure." According to the Kyiv Post story, the other pictures exhibit the "usual mix of militarism and romanticism that was one of the features of Soviet propaganda." Putin served as a covert agent in the KGB's foreign espionage division during the Soviet era and went on to lead the FSB, the organization's main successor.
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