In a not-so-shocking turn of events, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named "Man of the Year," holding on tightly to his 15-year winning streak in a recent poll conducted by Russia's Public Opinion Foundation.
According to Russian media outlet Interfax, the poll was conducted on Dec. 7. Some 1,500 residents of 43 regions of Russia were asked which Russian politican or public figure they would call man of the year.
Putin was at the front of the pack with 68% of the vote, more than doubling his popularity since the 2013 poll when he only secured 32% of the vote. His closest runner-up in the 2014 poll was the "hard to say, no answer" category, which pulled in a hefty 17% of the public vote.
The closest actual human runner-up was Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a Russian politician and fierce nationalist who pulled in a whopping 4% of the vote.
The announcement comes amid news on Tuesday that Russia is in the midst of an economic crisis, with the price of the ruble plummeting to a record low.
Other categories were less definitive. The poll asked respondents to pick a sportsman and an artist or culture icon who they felt was "Man of the Year" material. but 64% said they "couldn't say" for the sportsman category; 75% of those who answered picked no one for the "cultural icon or artist" category.
Tough crowd.
Senator John McCain was clearly unimpressed by the news, sarcastically noting it was the "upset of the week."
Upset of the week! "Putin Wins #Russia's 'Man Of The Year' For The 15th Time In A Row" http://t.co/g34Mrcjb4R via @businessinsider— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) December 16, 2014