content: I love these guys, too. But spreading misinformation isn't going to help. Putin didn't start this. It was started by Dmitry Chugunov who just got fed up with other drivers putting pedestrian's lives in danger by driving on the sidewalks. Dmitry edits the videos. They don't have any affiliation with the government, only that Putin did commend them on what they are doing. http://www.vice.com/read/we-talked-to-the-guy-behind-stopxam-206