vladimir putin's approval rate as sorared as 86% considering america's president are happy when theyk. >> how has he done it? partly it is the colt of putin. >> he has mastered the art of the manly photo opt. he finds ancient treasures under water and rides to the submarines on the bottom of the black seas and flies planes. >> it is ridiculous of ahm midd age world leaders riding around shirt less in a horse after a dozen donuts. who thinks this looks good? everything we find is ridiculous about vladimir putin is very appeal ng appealing in a media universe. >> the foundation of the putin's is everywhere you live. >> putin stepped in and stabilized the country and he rhode the wave and translating into rising wages and storing stocks. late 2014, the party stopped. oil prices slumped and soon after came western economic sanctions, vladimir putin navigated hard times well. he slashed social spending, implement implemented austerity program. putin is a fiscal conservative. looks closer to dubai man moscow. >> putin's secret sauce, nationalism. and it surged in 2014 after an invasion tha