AdvertisementWhich World Leader Had The Best And The Worst Year In 2014?December 28, 2014Greg MyrefacebookEmailA T-shirt bearing the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin reads "The most polite man" at a St. Petersburg market in Russia on Wednesday. Putin began the year in dramatic fashion by hosting the Winter Olympics and seizing Crimea. His year ended, however, with Russia's economy in turmoil and forecasts of a recession for 2015. (AP)