Be among trailblazing marketing pros at Brandweek this September 23–26 in Phoenix, Arizona. Experience incredible networking, insightful sessions and a boost of inspiration at ADWEEK’s ultimate brand event. Register by May 13 to save 35%.
A group of Siberian anarchists added pictures of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, and other politicians to an STD advisory in Barnaul, Russia, as part of a prank. That's about as witty as anarchists get. ("Do you need such companions?" asked the original billboard, under images of STD monsters like gonorrhea, candida, and ureaplasma.) But unlike putting a Hitler mustache on George Bush's face, this action apparently carries real and horrible consequences. Putin takes his image as a sexy martial-arts badass very seriously, and three alleged perpetrators have been arrested in raids.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in