This video doesn’t have subtitles, but it doesn’t need them. Three comely young women profess their affection for Putin and encourage others to join them — by “tearing” their clothes off in his honor. Around the time of the release of this ad in 2011 (ahead of Putin officially signaling his intent to run for the presidency), female members of “Putin’s Army” stripped down to their underwear and did a car wash in support of the Russian premier.
Putin’s Pitch: 5 Creepy Campaign Commercials
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks set to win his country's March 4 presidential election. Drawing on his long-cultivated personality cult, Putin's campaign conjured up a number of tawdry, creepy commercials.