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
2018 Vladimir Putin presidential campaign of the Account Chamber Tatyana Golikova or former Governor of Tula Oblast Vladimir Gruzdev. In addition, one of the main contenders is current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, despite the fact that his popularity has declined in 2017 as the result of a corruption scandal, although he still remains the second most popular politician in Russia after Putin. Some political technologists call his chances of remaining in office close to 100 percent. In the shortlist of potential candidates for Prime Minister in case of victory of Vladimir Putin, various media, citing its sources include the following people: On 7 May 2018,