A website called “Putin. First Time Is Only for Love” has released a set of campaign videos in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that play on the theme of girls’ first time having sex. 
 
 One video titled “Innocent Girl Wants [Her] First Time” shows an attractive young woman speaking to a doctor about “protection” for her “first time.” The doctor says that it’s right that her choice is “for love” and that he fully supports her choice. 
 
 The video then cuts to an image of a calendar on the wall with a photograph of Putin, and the doctor says, “With him, it will be safe.” 
 
 The ad concludes with the girl arriving at a polling place, implying that the “first time” the two were speaking about was voting. 
 
 Another video on the site shows a girl having a similarly suggestive conversation with a fortune-teller. 
 
 Advertising agency Aldus Adv claims credit for the idea in a message on the website, though it’s unclear whether the videos were commissioned or are an initiative of the agency. Another uncertainty is whether the videos are meant to be taken seriously or as a parody. 
 
 A message on the site says the videos are meant to encourage young people to vote because, although demonstrating has become popular, election turnout among young voters is still low. “At the moment, expressing your civic position on public squares is a trend, but going to vote in an election isn’t fashionable. It is secondary. The slogan ‘First Time Is Only for Love’ equates the importance of one’s choice of a candidate with one’s choice of a partner, as the first true choice,” it says. 
 
 Putin’s office has not commented publicly about the videos. But there have been raunchy pro-Putin campaigns with the participation of young women in the past. Last year, a calendar with pro- 
 
 Putin messages was released by female journalism students at Moscow State University in which they appear in revealing lingerie. And a video titled “I Will Rip for Putin,” also released last year, shows a young woman who says she will tear off her clothes to show support for Putin. ||||| Russian backers of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for president are appealing to "virgin" voters with racy advertisements nudging them to make him their "first." 
 
 The video above shows a young woman talking to a doctor about “protection” for her “first time.” After the camera cuts to a calendar with a photograph of Putin, the doctor says, "With him, it will be safe." 
 
 Another video shows a young woman having a suggestive conversation with a fortune teller who turns over a tarot card with a picture of Putin. The risque ads are the brainchild of advertising agency Aldus ADV, but it isn't clear if the videos are serious or meant as a parody, the Moscow Times reported. 
 
 Putin is expected to win the presidency in the March elections, despite mass protests against him in Moscow by opponents who say elections last year were plagued with fraud. He is seeking to reclaim the presidency after a four-year term as prime minister. 
 
 Another series of videos backing Putin deployed some of Russia's most famous actors, writers, directors and musicians to declare "Why I am voting for Putin." 
 
 The ads were quickly parodied on the Internet: One showed a picture of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, who was exiled and had his poetry censored by Emperor Nicholas I, with the phrase, "Why I am voting for our Lord Emperor." 
 
 Who else is in the running? Read our explainer about the candidates vying against Putin. 
 
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 Video: An ad for Vladimir Putin as president created by Aldus ADV. Credit: YouTube
– Good old Vladimir Putin is usually good for a wacky headline: This time, his backers are appealing to "virgin" voters in a new ad campaign, in which doctors and others advise young ladies on their "first time." Turns out they're actually urging the women to vote for Putin, because "with him, it will be safe." The Los Angeles Times notes that it's not clear whether the videos are serious; the Moscow Times suggested last week that they might be parodies.