If you've got a hankering to see Russia's answer to Teddy Roosevelt in action, you don't want to miss next week's new episode of Men Vs. Wild on Discovery's Channel.
The special, dubbed Men Vs. Siberia, will feature Russian Prime Minister and judo master Vladimir Putin trekking into the harsh wilderness of Asia's largest, coldest country with host Bear Grylls.
Putin will test Grylls mettle through a series of physically demanding challenges.
Together, they first ascend from the bottom of the world's deepest lake, Lake Baikal, after being ejected from a Russian military submarine with no scuba gear, then get naked and build a fire to dry out before beginning their trek.
The Prime Minister then shows Grylls what it takes to survive in Russia's icy forests as they descend frozen waterfalls, wrestle Siberian tigers, ride wild horses bareback, drink their own urine, and feast on the maggot-ridden carcass of a thawing reindeer.
Don't miss this once-in-lifetime survival adventure. Find out what happens when a man trained as a survival expert in the British army meets a man descended from unarmed peasants who once held off German forces in the snow this Tuesday on Discoveries.
