Russian President Vladimir Putin went to Siberia to celebrate his 62nd birthday on Tuesday, as supporters in Moscow hosted a one-day art exhibition, "The 12 Labors of Vladimir Putin," on Monday, according to the Associated Press.

The paintings depict Mr. Putin as the mythological hero Hercules, recast in modern-day current affairs, from battling Western nations disguised as serpents and monsters to taming an ox bearing the symbol of Crimea, the Ukrainian region annexed by Russia in March.

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