The 'Wide World Leaders Walking' meme, most famously known through the 'Wide Putin' variation, involves taking footage of a world leader walking and applying a 'stretched' or 'wide' aspect ratio effect. This visual distortion, paired with the upbeat synth-pop track 'Song for Denise' by Maxi Version, transforms a standard political entrance into an absurdly confident and powerful strut. Emerging as a viral sensation in mid-2020 on platforms like Reddit and YouTube, the format is used to represent feelings of unearned confidence, absolute dominance, or simply the humor found in exaggerated physical proportions. It has since evolved to include various international figures, becoming a staple of internet surrealist humor.