Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answers questions onboard the "Mir-2" mini-submersible at Lake Baikal August 1, 2009. Putin dived into the depths of the lake aboard the mini-submersible on Saturday in a stunt that adds a new dimension to his carefully cultivated macho image. The judo black belt -- who has already conquered the skies in a fighter aircraft and shot a Siberian tiger in the wild -- will descend 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) below the surface of the world's deepest lake to inspect valuable gas crystals. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH)
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