Putin inspired cafe with Obama toilet paper opens in Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has inspired a new cafe in Russia’s city of Krasnoyarsk, where his face is spread across the walls, besides a picture of him riding a bear adorning the menu and toilet paper embellished with U.S. President Barack Obama’s face. The new dining establishment, appropriately called “Cafe President”, is co-owned by Putin admirers Dmitry Zhdanov and Svetlana Lautman and also features a few tributes to other Russian figures, such as first man in space, Yuri Gagarin.

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“I am a patriot, but I see that not everyone lives happily in our country,” he told local news site Sibnovosti. “That is why we decided to give people a place where they can eat well and inexpensively and also remind themselves about Russia’s achievements in a pleasant patriotic atmosphere.” Alongside a life-size cutout of Putin standing at the entrance to the cafe, the Russian national anthem plays every day at midday, while customers can enjoy cocktails inspired by Russia’s white, blue and red flag.

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