It has caused a stir on social media, with some people suggesting the man might be an actor. "This is priceless!" says one comment on VKontakte, Russia's equivalent to Facebook. The writer adds: "Do you still believe the news on Russian TV?" But Russian bloggers were unimpressed. "A carnival on ice" is how Rustem Adagamov reacted. "They didn't even bother to change the decor". Meanwhile, Marat Guelman says: "I don't know what to say. It's funny, of course, but at the same time so shameful that I don't want to believe it's true".