2016 calendar promises 'All Year With the President of Russia'

Cost 78 roubles, approximately 70 pence

Pictures show the Russian president cuddling a puppy, sniffing a flower and fishing topless

Each month is accompanied by a nationalistic quote

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Brace yourself for the Putin 2016 calendar.

Famous for his topless horse riding, shirtless fishing and bare-chested shooting, Russian president Vladimir Putin has been celebrated in the Putin 2016 calendar, produced by Russia's 'Stars and Advice' magazine.

The twelve shots reveal both the president's tough and sensitive sides, although he is resolutely covered up (for the most part).

But while he keeps his clothes on, the posed pictures are no less bizarre.

Each picture sets the Russian supremo in natural settings and are accompanied by nationalistic quotes.

November: 'Dogs and I have very warm feelings for one another,' reads the accompanying quote

Clutching the furry puppy close to his left cheek, while gazing into the mid distance for November, the accompanying quote confides: 'Dogs and I have very warm feelings for one another'.

The previous month has a much stronger message, as he dons a military cap and striped shirt and proclaims Russia's strength.

'No one will succeed in gaining military superiority over Russia. Our army is contemporary, capable, and as they now say, polite, but formidable.'

March and September depicts his fondness for Russian women - as he smells a flower (and again stares into the middle distance) and dances with a women in traditional dress, but looks knowingly down the camera lens.