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The ‘Putin Shirtless Challenge’ is Prompting Hundreds of Russian Men to Strip Down and Show Off: PHOTOS

August 17, 2017 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Following the recent publication of new photos of Vladimir Putin putting on an annual macho shirtless show in the Russian wilderness, Pavel Durov, the founder of the social networking sites VKontakte and Telegram, set up a challenge for his followers on Instagram and it’s going viral.

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My instagram had to seriously step up the game to keep up with the increased competition from Mr. Putin’s shirtless photos. If you’re Russian, you have to join #PutinShirtlessChallenge (or face oblivion). Two rules from Putin – no photoshop, no pumping. Otherwise you’re not an alpha.

A post shared by Pavel Durov (@durov) on Aug 14, 2017 at 12:52pm PDT

 

Wrote Durov: “My instagram had to seriously step up the game to keep up with the increased competition from Mr. Putin’s shirtless photos. If you’re Russian, you have to join #PutinShirtlessChallenge (or face oblivion). Two rules from Putin – no photoshop, no pumping. Otherwise you’re not an alpha.”

And his followers are stepping up to the challenge. Here are just a few:

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Сегодня у меня сюжет #putinshirtlesschallenge #reporter #tv #jajaja #lol #news

A post shared by Nicolás Sokolov (@sokolovnikolaytv) on Aug 15, 2017 at 4:40am PDT

 

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Proudly accepting Pavel @durov 's #PutinShirtlessChallenge 😂💪🏼 Indeed, we have the best president.🇷🇺

A post shared by Philipp Gazmanov (@philgazmanov) on Aug 15, 2017 at 6:07am PDT

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX5C87AF_PT/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

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Go hard like Vladimir Putin. #putinshirtlesschallenge #vsco #vscocam #instagood #russia #bodybuilding #fitness #bodybuildingmotivation #fitnessmotivation #powerlifting #summer #beauty #hyiuty

A post shared by Simeon Sharnin (@sharnin_official) on Aug 17, 2017 at 6:38am PDT

 

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Слишком хорошъ. #putinshirtlesschallenge

A post shared by Максим (@zerdigos) on Aug 17, 2017 at 6:09am PDT

 

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Буду в тренде)) #putinshirtlesschallenge

A post shared by Artem Smagin (@smag_art) on Aug 17, 2017 at 6:01am PDT

 

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Ну..почти😬 #putinshirtlesschallenge

A post shared by Sumarokov Alexandr (@sumarokov_alexandr) on Aug 17, 2017 at 5:36am PDT

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX5RXEjgvg6/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX5OS7kh88R/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

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#putinshirtlesschallenge

A post shared by Al-Rafee Benjamin (@alrafee) on Aug 17, 2017 at 4:39am PDT

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX5GvY9ADkb/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

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#PutinShirtlessChallenge #PutinShirtlessChallenge

A post shared by Валерий Квитко (@malyh_han_sollo) on Aug 17, 2017 at 2:13am PDT

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4yoB6l13o/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4n0eZDSoO/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX37CzFBKcl/?tagged=putinshirtlesschallenge

 

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