Public image of Vladimir Putin to the reality of Putin's modest physical stature, his height being officially reported as 5'7", and some of the activities used to promote his virile prowess have been criticised for involving deception or being completely staged. Notable examples of Putin's macho adventures include: On 11 December 2010, at a concert organized for a children's charity in Saint Petersburg, Putin sang "Blueberry Hill" with Maceo Parker's jazz band and played a little piano of it and of the Russian patriotic song "" from his favourite spy movie "The Shield and the Sword". After that he took part in singing of a
Munich speech of Vladimir Putin Munich speech of Vladimir Putin The Munich speech of Vladimir Putin is the name given to a speech by Russian leader Vladimir Putin given in Germany on 10 February 2007 at Munich Security Conference. Putin used the speech to express significant points of the future direction of politics as it would be directed in Russia by himself. In subsequent years it received descriptions in the press such as "iconic" and "prophetic". A full transcript of the speech . Putin criticized what he called the United States' monopolistic dominance in global relations, and its "almost uncontained hyper use of force in