In reality he is much uglier. This guy is what he probably imagines himself to be. The guy I see in the picture may even have serious convictions which gave him some sort of spirit to go through something and survive, and has lean muscle to prove it. But Putin is a little cowardly man with a complex of an insecure short person, and who has some issues with his ego, hence the numerous plastic surgeries and an immense love, apparently, of money and riches which he has plenty of within Russia as outside of Russia.