Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse in southern Siberia's Tuva region August 3, 2009. Putin, a judo black belt who has flown in a fighter aircraft and shot a Siberian tiger in the wild, plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that added a new dimension to his macho image. Picture taken August 3, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin Reuters Today marks the one year anniversary of Putin's return to the Russian Presidency, and it's worth taking another look at the closest Russia has been able to come to Theodore Roosevelt.

The President has aggressively worked to develop a macho image.

He's successfully maintained control of Russia since 1999 in part due to his publicity campaigns.

Here are 39 photos that confirm that Vladimir Putin is a consummate badass.