Newly opened anti-western President's Cafe in Eastern Siberia

Mark Molloy
The Telegraph, UK
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:20 UTC

Vladimir Putin fans now have the perfect place to toast to the Russian leader thanks to a newly opened cafe dedicated solely to the action man president.

Welcome to the incredibly patriotic President Cafe in eastern Siberia, located around 4,000 km (2,500 miles) from Moscow, where Putin's face covers the walls and Barack Obama's smiling face is on the toilet paper.

Graffiti-daubed pictures of Obama, as well as David Cameron and his German counterpart Angela Merkel, also greet visitors to the toilet - with floor mats featuring US flag adding to the anti-Western vibe.

Visitors can also pose for photos with a life-size picture of the Russian leader at the bar which opened last month in the working-class city of Krasnoyarsk, Reuters reports.

Dozens of Putin photos hang proudly from the walls of the eatery, documenting his journey from childhood to the Kremlin.

Dmitry Zhdanov, a 26-year-old entrepreneur and co-owner of the business, insists he does not hate the West, explaining: "I am neutral towards Western politicians. This is just business, nothing personal."

So what inspired him to open the Putin cafe?

"When we got together with partners to open a new cafe, we thought of a concept that would attract customers and guarantee its success," he said.

"And it then dawned on us: Russia still had no cafe or restaurant fully dedicated to Putin, Russia's most popular politician! This is how our concept appeared. Then we worked on the design."

He added: "People react the way they consider appropriate, and we give them this opportunity...But, in general, we see this as entertainment."

In December, Putin was given quite possibly the ultimate honour bestowed on anyone ever after an artist created a life-size chocolate version of the Russian president.

Russian officials were previously trolled themselves, on Twitter, when Canadian diplomats sent them a helpful map and geography lesson offer in the row over Crimea.

Reader Comments

Joan · 2016-04-14T15:13:28Z

I suspect that there are quite a few in the US who would be willing to purchase a roll or two of Obama TP if made available to the general public.

Or even better, how about a roll or two of Killary. Seems to me that this would be a real money making business for the right entrepreneur.

forestkitty · 2016-04-15T14:03:37Z

as much as barack obama has ruined our nation and the world, americans all know he simply worked for hillary. so i would prefer a killery door mat. and send me 100 rolls of toilet paper pictured with the bushes, the cheneys, the rumsfelds, the koch brothers, mike bloomberg, rahm emmanuel, bill gates, the clintons, of course, brzezinski, kissinger....gotta go. don't want to be late!!!