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Vladimir Putin during a visit to the southern Siberia, Russia.EPA
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Even a busy world leader needs to stop Russian around sometimes.

Just as President Donald Trump took the first vacation of his term, President Vladimir Putin recently took a break from the daily grind of Moscow, and jetted off to the wilderness of Siberia for a mancation.

Footage released Saturday by Russian state television stations reveals a burly adventure with powerful pals. Putin is seen underwater spearfishing, boating, hiking, swimming, foraging for mushrooms and, of course, baring his impressive chest with defense minister Sergei Shoigu.

Putin’s passion for nature is nothing new. In 2011, he told Outdoor Life magazine “[it] has its roots in my youth and, particularly, in the books I’ve read. I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway.”

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