by Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia correspondent |

It may not enjoy the catchiest title on the web: "The President of Russia for Citizens of School Age."
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But once you click on the icon of the happy, smiling cartoon school kid you enter a Kremlin the like of which you've never seen or heard before.
The piped music sounds as if it would be more at home in a corporate video or a supermarket. Still, this is a fun, friendly, almost fluffy world of colourful cartoons and capers.
All designed to grab the attention of young Russians.
On this new website, you can visit Mr Putin's office - there you'll find a virtual Vladimir sitting with his back to you - click the cup of tea on his desk, and he'll answer some important questions.
No, not things like "Does democracy in Russia have a future?" or "When will the conflict in Chechnya finally end?"
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Questions like these:
"Are you allowed to touch the President with your hands?" The answer - "no".
Or "Who's more important, the President or your mother?" Answer - "your mother".
And "What should you do if you love the president too much?" Answer - "just calm down."
Mind you, for those Russian schoolchildren who may already love their president a little "too much", this site is bound to be a hit.
There are plenty of photos of Mr Putin - playing judo, meeting the Queen of England, smiling with his favourite schoolteacher and posing with a string of animals, including his pet dog, a goat, and a horse.
The site explains what a constitution is, how important it is to serve in the army and recounts the history of the Kremlin.
But its main aim appears to be to turn Vladimir Putin into a children's superhero.
If not Superman, then at least a cyber star that most school kids would welcome as their president.