sculptor creates chocolate sculpture of Putin of Russia and his dog

Russian artist Nikita Gusev has created a life-size
sculpture of President Vladimir Putin made
entirely of chocolate.
Gusev used 70 kilos (154 lbs) of chocolate to
make the sculpture that was commissioned by
and will be the main attraction at the city’s
Chocolate Festival. He also made a chocolate
sculpture of Putin's late dog, a Labrador named
Connie.
With the sculpture near completion on Thursday,
the St. Petersburg-based sculptors had already
used more than 70 kilograms of chocolate.
The most difficult part to make was the
head, because the head and face are the
most recognisable (parts of a person) and
if you do those well the body doesn't have
to match reality for it to be clear who the
sculpture is.
That's why the first part I started in
my work was the head, and I spent
approximately three days on it.
After that was finished, I started the
body
– Nikita Gusev, sculptor

The creators expect their creation to be a become
a Guinness record. It was originally commissioned
by the festival to make a bust of the President,
sculptors went one step further and made him
life-size.