Someone like Putin

Today's Russian class was probably the best ever. We read the last play of the semester, "Putin.doc", an absurd piece about the Putin personality cult. Written by a college-age guy a few years ago. Pretty amusing. So then we were talking about the cult of personality. My professor mentioned being able to get t-shirts with Putin's face on them:


and a Putin encyclopedia, among other things.

But the crown jewel was probably this song that she showed us on YouTube that was apparently a runaway hit:


It. Is. So. Great.

Here are the English words. I might translate them a little differently, but it's good enough:
My boyfriend is in trouble once again:
Got in a fight, got drunk on something nasty
I've had enough and I chased him away
And now I want a man like Putin

One like Putin, full of strength
One like Putin, who won't be a drunk
One like Putin, who wouldn't hurt me
One like Putin, who won't run away!

I've seen him on the news last night
He was telling us that the world has come to crossroads
With one like him, it's easy to be home and out
And now I want a man like Putin

One like Putin, full of strength
One like Putin, who won't be a drunk
One like Putin, who wouldn't hurt me
One like Putin, who won't run away!