Inside the bizarre Vladimir Putin cafe - complete with Barack Obama toilet paper


Step inside the Vladimir Putin cafe (as long as you're not Barack Obama) Credit: Reuters

Mark Molloy13 April 2016 • 1:20pm



Vladimir Putin fans now have the perfect place to toast to the Russian leader thanks to a newly opened cafe dedicated solely to the action man president.

Welcome to the incredibly patriotic President Cafe in eastern Siberia, located around 4,000 km (2,500 miles) from Moscow, where Putin’s face covers the walls and Barack Obama’s smiling face is on the toilet paper.


David Cameron and Barack Obama on the walls Credit: Reuters

Graffiti-daubed pictures of Obama, as well as David Cameron and his German counterpart Angela Merkel, also greet visitors to the toilet - with floor mats featuring US flag adding to the anti-Western vibe.
Visitors can also pose for photos with a life-size picture of the Russian leader at the bar which opened last month in the working-class city of Krasnoyarsk, Reuters reports.

A woman poses with Putin Credit: Reuters

Dozens of Putin photos hang proudly from the walls of the eatery, documenting his journey from childhood to the Kremlin.

Dmitry Zhdanov, a 26-year-old entrepreneur and co-owner of the business, insists he does not hate the West, explaining: “I am neutral towards Western politicians. This is just business, nothing personal.”

Love for Putin Credit: Reuters

So what inspired him to open the Putin cafe?

“When we got together with partners to open a new cafe, we thought of a concept that would attract customers and guarantee its success,” he said.

The cafe entrance Credit: Reuters

“And it then dawned on us: Russia still had no cafe or restaurant fully dedicated to Putin, Russia's most popular politician! This is how our concept appeared. Then we worked on the design.”

He added: “People react the way they consider appropriate, and we give them this opportunity…But, in general, we see this as entertainment.”

US flag floor mats Credit: Reuters


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