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Collectors and cult watchers, take note. Worshipful portraits of President Vladimir Putin are available at bargain prices from the Soyuz Tvorchestva, a Moscow art gallery. Two local artists decided to pay tribute to their leader with a revival of Soviet-era "socialist realism." One painting shows a decisive-looking Putin striding forcefully down the corridors of the Kremlin. Another has him looking snazzy in naval officer's uniform as he poses in front of a nuclear sub--presumably before the Kursk tragedy. For variety's sake, they've even thrown in a melancholy version of a boyhood Putin titled simply "Volodya"--an affectionate variant of the president's ...