Putin Sells Everything from Coffee To Carpets

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Many Russian entrepreneurs have learned to capitalize on the cult of personality surrounding President Vladimir Putin. Despite massive economic problems and alleged corruption, Putin remains wildly popular with rank-and-file Russians. One cafe in Siberia has gone as far as wrapping itself in all things Putin, along with a few jokes aimed at his perceived enemies. (Marina Myshko, Sergei Chudinov, Current Time, Krasnoyarsk)