I think they should have had a caption contest for this picture.

Here’s a snippet from the accompanying article.

When he flexes Russia’s diplomatic and military muscle, Vladimir Putin always makes headlines.

But few could have predicted the squall of gossip and speculation that erupted after the president stripped off his shirt for the cameras while vacationing in the Siberian mountains last week.

The resulting images, prominently enshrined on the presidential Web site, inspired admiration, criticism and some racing pulses among his admirers.

Racing pulses huh. Oh well, to each his own.