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The three Russians are huddled under a giant backdrop of Red Square. Many “das” and “nyets” are being uttered, and after much deliberation, they are prepared to make their order.

That will be one Rasputin, one Mussolini and, the house’s signature dish, one Vladimir. As for libations, they’ll have two vodka-rich Molotovs and one gin-rich Red Square.

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Nyet, the eatery in question is not in Moscow, but rather in downtown Montreal. Say hey to the city’s newest poutine palace — drum roll, please — Vladimir Poutine.

This was an inevitable choice of name in this resto-rich, poutine-loving city, where often the food is not enough, where the fevered imaginations of owners and chefs are put to the test to come up with concepts that will bedazzle patrons.

And it appears to be working at Vladimir Poutine. The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming. Same, too, for American tourists, and locals with twisted world views.