Russian President Vladimir Putin made a Time magazine readers' poll shortlist for 2013 "person of the year" — along with Syrian leader Bashar Assad, Iran President Hassan Rouhani and President Obama, the
Voice of Russia reported Thursday.
Leading the
readers poll is twerking singer Miley Cyrus.
The Tsarnayev brothers, suspected the Boston Marathon bombings, also were shortlisted, the Time online poll showed.
Voting on the Time website will last until Dec. 4, with the readers' winner announced Dec. 6.
Time editors will announce their selection for "Person of the Year 2013" Dec. 11; Obama was the Time pick last year.
Putin headed the
Forbes magazine list of the most powerful people in the world, besting Obama, in October.
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