Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is one of the most prominent political figures in the Russian government, the third president of Russia. The politician has established himself as a statist modernizer whose goal is to improve Russian civil society.
Childhood and youth
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was born on September 14, 1965 in a residential area of Leningrad. Parents Anatoly Afanasyevich and Yulia Veniaminovna worked as teachers at pedagogical and technological universities. Dima was the only child in the family. Already as a child, he was distinguished by his thoughtful, calm character.
Dmitry Medvedev in his youthIn 1982, after graduating from school No. 305, Dmitry Medvedev entered the Faculty of Law of Leningrad State University, where he proved himself to be a successful student with pronounced leadership qualities. IN student years the future chairman of the Russian government became interested in rock music, photography and weightlifting. In 1990, he defended his dissertation and became a candidate of legal sciences.
The politician says that in his youth he worked as a janitor, for which he was paid 120 rubles with an increased 50-ruble stipend.
Career and politics
Since 1988, Dmitry Medvedev has been teaching at Leningrad State University, teaching students civil and Roman law. Along with teaching, he showed himself as a scientist and was one of the authors of the 3-volume textbook “Civil Law”, for which he wrote 4 chapters.
Medvedev's political career began in 1990. At that time, he became the "favorite" adviser to the first mayor of St. Petersburg. A year later, the man became a member of the St. Petersburg City Hall Committee for External Relations, where he worked as an expert under the leadership.
During the 90s, the future Prime Minister of the Russian Federation also showed himself in the business sphere. In 1993, he became a co-founder of Frinzel OJSC, he owns 50% of the company's shares. At the same time, Dmitry Medvedev became director of legal issues in the forestry corporation Ilim Pulp Enterprise. In 1994, he joined the management team of OJSC Bratsk Timber Industry Complex.
The biography of Dmitry Anatolyevich finally went in a political direction in 1999. Then he became Vladimir Putin’s deputy in the mayor’s office of St. Petersburg, who at that time headed the apparatus of the Russian government.
In 2000, by decree of the new President of the Russian Federation, Medvedev was appointed to the post of first deputy head of the presidential administration. In 2003, after the resignation of the former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the politician headed the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
As soon as Dmitry Anatolyevich began to appear frequently in newspapers and on television, journalists noted his extraordinary resemblance to. Some sources began to publish theories about reincarnation or a secret conspiracy, for the execution of which a person similar to the emperor must be in power.
Conspiracy theories began to surround the increasingly popular politician. Sites have appeared on the Internet claiming that all of Medvedev’s personal data was falsified in order to hide the fact that he is Jewish by nationality, and his real name- Mendel. Official representatives of the Kremlin do not even comment on such theories, considering them not worthy of the attention of politicians.
On March 2, 2008, Medvedev won a landslide victory in the presidential race, gaining 70% of the vote. The inauguration of the young president Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev andThe first decrees of the third President of the Russian Federation concerned the development of the social sphere: education, healthcare, and improving the living conditions of veterans. The most striking project of the young head of the Russian Federation was the creation of Skolkovo - the “Russian Silicon Valley”. Medvedev also faced a five-day war with Georgia, which began against the backdrop of the conflict with South Ossetia.
It was Dmitry Medvedev who contributed to the dismissal from the post of the capital's mayor. The mayor of Moscow was dismissed in 2010 using the wording “due to loss of confidence.”
In the same year, a personal meeting between the Russian president and the head of the United States took place. Business negotiations continued in an informal setting at the American leader’s favorite hamburger joint in Washington. Footage of the two politicians having a joint breakfast spread all over the world.
Dmitry Medvedev and Barack ObamaIn 2011, during a meeting of the United Russia party, Medvedev said that Vladimir Putin, who was then prime minister, should run for president. In 2012, after Vladimir Vladimirovich’s victory in the Russian presidential elections, Dmitry Anatolyevich was appointed chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, and a little later headed political party"United Russia".
Kremlin officials consider Medvedev a professional administrator, a decent person, an out-of-the-box thinker and a competent lawyer. According to media reports, colleagues and associates in the civil service call Dmitry Anatolyevich Vizier and Nano-President, which is most likely due to the politician’s passion for new technologies and the politician’s short stature. According to unofficial information, Medvedev’s height is 163 cm.
Some events in the work of the Prime Minister and his proposals and initiatives attract public attention, often in a negatively humorous manner. A number of his statements become memes and aphorisms and spread across the Internet in less than a day.
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir PutinIn May 2016, the press began quoting Dmitry Medvedev’s scandalous statement “there is no money, but you hold on” in response to a complaint about meager pensions. The phrase spread across almost all media, appeared on humorous sites and on social networks.
While some of the public came up with new jokes, others were openly outraged that the government refused to take care of pensioners. As it turned out later, the scandalous phrase that appeared in the news was simply taken out of context. In fact, Dmitry Anatolyevich promised the pensioner that indexation would take place later, when the opportunity arises. As he said goodbye, he wished to hold on, adding to this other warm wishes.
The summer of 2016 presented the public with another odious statement from the Prime Minister. This time, during the “Territory of Meanings” forum, Dmitry Anatolyevich spoke about teachers. When asked about the low salaries of teachers, Medvedev replied that the work of a teacher is a calling, and an energetic teacher will always find an opportunity to earn extra money, and if a person wants to earn a lot, then he should think about changing his profession and going into business.
In the fall of the same year, the Internet again began to quote Dmitry Anatolyevich. During the ceremony of signing agreements following a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, Medvedev, half jokingly and half seriously, proposed renaming the classic type of coffee “Americano” to “Rusiano”.
The public immediately took up this initiative, a number of cafes began to include a new drink on the menu, and some even offered a discount to those visitors who ordered their usual coffee, calling it in a new way.
On March 18, 2018, the Russian presidential elections took place, in which Vladimir Putin again won. After the inauguration elected president The Russian government headed by its chairman resigned. Upon taking office, Putin again offered the position of prime minister to Dmitry Medvedev. May 18 new line-up government of the Russian Federation was announced to journalists.
Personal life
Personal life of Dmitry Medvedev, like his political career, clean and durable. He met his future wife, the daughter of a serviceman, back in school years. Medvedev's wife was the first beauty, popular with young people at school and at the financial and economic university. However, Svetlana chose Dmitry as her future husband. The wedding took place in 1989.
The wife of a politician works in Moscow and organizes public events in her native St. Petersburg. Svetlana Medvedeva became the head of the target program for working with youth “Spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia.” At the initiative of Medvedev's wife, a new holiday was introduced in 2008 - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.
Wedding of Dmitry Medvedev and his wife SvetlanaIn 1996, the family had a son, Ilya, who became a student at MGIMO in 2012. Medvedev’s son entered the university on a general competitive basis thanks to his Unified State Exam scores.
Now Ilya Medvedev has successfully completed his bachelor’s degree at MGIMO and is thinking about a career as a corporate lawyer. Ilya is the only son of Dmitry Anatolyevich; according to official sources, the politician has no other children.
Dmitry Anatolyevich is a passionate fan of social networks. His accounts are registered in
Today, no one has been surprised for a long time by the fact that the spouses of the top officials of the state are not quiet people who prefer to lead a private lifestyle, but stylish and sophisticated ladies who are absolutely no stranger to active public activity. A striking example is the wife of Dmitry Medvedev. She is not only elegant and new-fangled, but also knows how to present herself in such a way as not to “offend” the taste preferences of a multi-million female audience. Well, the position obliges, and Dmitry Medvedev’s wife must correspond to the high rank that her husband occupies in the state apparatus. And she succeeds one hundred percent. Surely almost everyone knows the name of Dmitry Medvedev’s wife. The Russian press has repeatedly covered who Svetlana Vladimirovna is. At the same time, not everyone is familiar with her biography, so we will consider this issue in more detail.
Childhood years
Dmitry Medvedev's wife is from Kronstadt. She was born on March 15, 1965 in the family of a military sailor. Maiden name Dmitry Medvedev's wife - Vinnik. Svetlana's childhood years were spent in the village of Kovashi, the cities of Lomonosov and Kronstadt.
Then her family moved to the city on the Neva (Kupchino district). In the northern capital, young Svetlana went to school. It should be noted that as a child, Dmitry Medvedev’s wife was a real restless person: she gladly took part in school plays, skits, and even became a member of the youth KVN. Her activity energized many.
Svetlana's peers note that, sitting at her desk, she was unusually attractive, and many boys wanted to be friends with her, but she chose the modest Dmitry.
Student years
Having received a matriculation certificate, Svetlana Vladimirovna submitted documents to a prestigious St. Petersburg university at the Faculty of Accounting, Economic Analysis and Statistics. And the girl successfully passed the exams. However, already being a student at FINEK, the future wife of Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was no longer such an activist as at school. It is likely due to the fact that the educational process at the above-mentioned university, as the teachers themselves stated, took a lot of effort and energy.
One way or another, already from the first year Svetlana Vinnik decided to transfer to the evening faculty and did this in order to go to work. Classmates hardly remember the blonde girl who, having received her diploma, began labor activity specialty, but not for long.
Dating history
Svetlana was friends with Dmitry from the age of seven: they were destined to study at the same school, but in parallel classes. She was an enterprising, cheerful and mischievous girl, and he was a quiet and modest boy. It wasn't high school love. They were just friends and talked to each other a lot. The future wife of Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev did not experience a shortage of male attention, and her chosen one could be some lively and extraordinary boy, of whom there were many in the class. One way or another, at school the friendship between Dmitry and Svetlana never developed into a real bright feeling. Everything was later.
Chance meeting
After finishing school they life paths separated for quite some time. But then they got back together, and the meeting was accidental. Dmitry did not forget about the girl all this time and continued his courtship when he taught legal disciplines at his native university.
Svetlana also liked the young man and they started dating. In 1989, the couple got married.
Difficult everyday life of family
After the wedding, Svetlana Medvedeva and her husband settled in their father’s house, namely in a three-room apartment. It was not easy for Dmitry to feed his family on a teacher’s salary. And his young wife understood this like no one else. It was Svetlana Medvedeva (the wife of Dmitry Medvedev) who largely became the impulse thanks to which her husband became what he became. Thus, she set the tone not only in everyday family matters, but also in building her husband’s career. The future first lady of the country was able to change her priorities in her husband’s affairs, placing an emphasis on business from teaching.
Fateful acquaintances
In the early 90s, Dmitry’s wife, whose wife has a lot of interesting things, understood that it was time for her husband to try his hand at commercial structures. She helped him become the head of the large timber processing company Ilim Pulp Enterprise, and then become one of the managers of the Bratsk Timber Industry Complex enterprise.
Svetlana Vladimirovna herself was an excellent expert in financial and economic matters, so she could easily achieve high altitudes in the field of business, but it was decided that commercial affairs were the prerogative of the husband, and she should concentrate on social work.
While still a student, Dmitry Anatolyevich met the future mayor of the northern capital, Anatoly Sobchak, who subsequently offered him the post of assistant at the mayor's office. Soon fate will bring him together with Vladimir Putin: he oversaw international activities at Leningrad State University, and later worked with the head of state in the St. Petersburg mayor’s committee for external relations. And Dmitry Anatolyevich’s wife did everything possible to support her husband’s endeavors and help him realize himself in new qualities. She became his main partner in everything.
The role of the mother
Of course, Russians already know a lot about who Dmitry Medvedev is. A politician’s wife and children are also important highlights for the public. It should be noted that Svetlana Medvedeva succeeded as a mother, giving birth to her son Ilya in 1996. After this event, she plunged headlong into caring for her own offspring, temporarily stopping her career, although she worked in a “prestigious” place. Her husband insisted on this, and she agreed with his decision.
However, Svetlana Vladimirovna was not used to sitting at home for a long time and from time to time she tried to discuss with her husband the issue of an additional activity for herself, but her husband still insisted that everything remain as before. As a result, Dmitry Medvedev, whose career began to rise up the mountain, fully provided for his family, and Svetlana’s shoulders fell on caring for the child.
Positive influence on the husband from another side
It should be noted that the former first lady of the state not only helped create a career for her own husband, but was also able to transform him in appearance.
Dmitry Medvedev's wife, whose photo is regularly published by domestic media, made sure that her husband supported his physical fitness. He began to visit the pool regularly and Gym, and also took up yoga, thanks to which he was able to lose extra pounds. In general, by listening to her advice, the husband was able to change significantly in a positive direction.
Activities for the benefit of society
What is Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev’s wife doing now? Her area of interest is public affairs. She has been doing them for a long time.
Svetlana Vladimirovna, in particular, oversees the implementation of the target program “Spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia,” which was approved by the patriarch himself. Medvedeva is trying with all her might to draw attention to the quality of modern youth education, which, unfortunately, ignores spiritual and moral values and is rather inert about the fact that modern boys and girls are susceptible to alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction.
Medvedeva also tries to do a lot for her beloved city on the Neva. Thus, Svetlana Vladimirovna implemented the large-scale project “Partner Cities Milan - St. Petersburg”, the funds from which were directed to orphanages.
Charity
Svetlana Vladimirovna today devotes a lot of time to philanthropy. Under her “care” there is boarding school No. 1 in the city on the Neva, which shelters more than three hundred children of younger and middle age. Even when her husband worked as an adviser to the head of the Leningrad City Council, the future first lady of the country was organizing charity concerts, exhibitions and other events.
Having moved to the metropolitan metropolis, she became less and less interested in the sphere of politics, devoting a lot of time to philanthropy and social life.
Stylish lady
Medvedeva carefully monitors not only her appearance, but also her wardrobe, preferring to dress in strong and elegant outfits from famous fashion designers. For example, she became friends with Valentin Yudashkin and became his regular client. Svetlana Vladimirovna, whenever possible, tried not to miss events related to the demonstration of branded and designer clothing, and sometimes she herself acted as the initiator of fashion shows.
Knows how to properly combine religious and secular life
Medvedeva is a believer who tries to adhere to church rules. At the same time, in her life there is time for both social events and charitable deeds. Svetlana Vladimirovna tries to ensure that relations between the authorities and the church are at the highest level.
Topped the rating of business ladies
Seven years ago, experts from the Institute of Politics and Business developed a top list of the most business-minded representatives of the fairer sex in our country. Applicants for this “title” were assessed according to the following criteria: degree of fame, degree of recognition in the profession, ability to quickly find management solutions in an unusual situation, degree of influence in political life. And the first place in the ranking was given to Svetlana Vladimirovna. She was even compared to the First Lady of the United States, emphasizing that they are very similar in terms of intelligence and character.
And, of course, some cannot help but be concerned about what financial assets the ex-first lady has. According to information recorded in her tax return, she owns a used Volkswagen Golf car, as well as a small cash deposit.
Regalia and awards
Back in 2007, II awarded Medvedeva the Order of St. Princess Olga, II degree. Some time later, Svetlana Vladimirovna received from the hands of the Bishop a public award addressed to her from the charitable foundation named after. Grand Duchess Evdokia of Moscow.
Then, in 2008, the mayor of Italian Milan, Letizia Moratti, awarded Medvedev the highest city award called “Golden Ambrose.”
In the same year, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad awarded Svetlana Vladimirovna the Patriarchal Certificate as a sign of the first Family Day of Love and Fidelity in our country.
Six years ago, the ex-first lady of the country received the International Cyril and Methodius Prize, addressed to her from the Slavic Foundation of Russia and the Moscow Patriarchate.
In 2012, Svetlana Vladimirovna was awarded the First Degree Honor from the Russian Orthodox Church.
Conclusion
Modern Russia does not support the format where the wives of presidents have a significant influence on the political life of the country. The public is accustomed to a more “calm” image of the country’s first lady, when she does not interfere in matters of government. However, Medvedev, contrary to generally accepted rules, influenced political decision-making, albeit indirectly, since her husband was accustomed to listening to her opinion. But Svetlana Vladimirovna by example demonstrated that the wife of the head of state can be useful in matters related to cultural, charitable and social activities.
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev- the first and only child of an institute professor and philologist-teacher, and later a tour guide, was born on September 14, 1965 in Leningrad. Already with early years shows responsibility, dedication, perseverance and a thirst for learning.Dmitry in his childhood (1967)
Graduated from the legal department of Leningrad State University. Zhdanov in 1987, graduate school three years later. As a student, he was interested in photography, rock music, did weightlifting, and won university competitions. While studying at a higher educational institution, he joined the party and remained a member of the CPSU until 1991.
Dmitry in his youth
Since 1988 he has been teaching law at a university. Becomes co-author of the book "Civil Law". In parallel with his work as a teacher, he has gradually entered politics since 1990. First, he spent five years as an adviser to the chairman of the city council A. Sobchak, then as a specialist in external relations at the mayor's office, at that time headed by. Since 93 gets involved in business and becomes a co-founder of several enterprises. In 1999, he stopped teaching practice and moved to the capital. Here Medvedev is the deputy chief of staff of the Kozak Russian Government; this job was offered to him by Putin, who became chairman. After some time, Dmitry Anatolyevich was appointed deputy head of the administration of the head of state. He was the leader of the election campaign of Vladimir Vladimirovich. In 2000, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom.
Three years later D.A. Medvedev receives the position of chief of the presidential administration and member of the country's Security Council. This man’s career developed so rapidly that he is the youngest leader of Russia since the times of tsarism.
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The personal life of Dmitry Medvedev is of slightly less interest than the question of where Putin’s daughters live and what they do, but there is still demand.
Personal life and family of Dmitry Medvedev
Family and personal property
Dmitry Medvedev
He married Svetlana Linnik in December 1993, with whom he studied at the same school. My wife graduated from the LFEI, works in Moscow and organizes public events in St. Petersburg.
Son Ilya was born on August 3, 1995. He starred, “having passed an honest casting,” in 2007 (issue No. 206) and 2008 (issue No. 219) in the film magazine “Yeralash” under his own name.
The Medvedev family's pet, jokingly called "the country's first cat", is fluffy cat light gray color Neva Masquerade breed named Dorofey. The Medvedevs have four more dogs - a pair of English setters (brother and sister - Daniel and Jolie), a golden retriever Aldu and a Central Asian shepherd dog. Medvedev's setters took first and second places in dog shows.
According to his income declaration submitted to the Central Election Commission in December 2007, Medvedev has an apartment with an area of 367.8 square meters. m; income for 2006 amounted to 2 million 235 thousand rubles.
According to information Novaya Gazeta dated January 10, 2008, since August 22, 2000, registered in his own apartment with an area of 364.5 square meters. m. in apartment building in the residential complex “Golden Keys-1” at the address: Minskaya street, building 1 A, apt. 38. Also, according to Novaya Gazeta, according to data from Unified register homeowners for 2005, in Moscow, Dmitry Medvedev owned another apartment at the address: Tikhvinskaya street, house No. 4, apt. 35; total area - 174 sq. meters.
According to the website vsedoma.ru dated September 18, 2008, the Medvedevs actually lived in the Gorki-9 presidential residence, which was previously occupied by Boris Yeltsin and his family.
For 2010 Dmitry Medvedev's income amounted to RUB 3,378,673.63. There are 4,961,528.98 rubles in bank accounts. Owned on a lease basis land plot in Russia with an area of 4700 sq.m. In addition, Dmitry Medvedev owns a 1948 GAZ 20 Pobeda passenger car.
Wife and son of Dmitry Medvedev They did not declare any income for 2010 and have no money in their bank accounts.
Dmitry Medvedev's attitude to religion and the national issue
By his own admission, Dmitry Medvedev is Russian; at the age of 23, by his own decision, he made Orthodox baptism“in one of the central cathedrals of St. Petersburg”, after which, as he believes, “another life began for him...”.
Wife, Svetlana Medvedeva, is the head of the board of trustees of the targeted comprehensive program “Spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia,” led by Abbot Cyprian (Yashchenko).
While in Kazan in November 2007, Dmitry Medvedev said: “Increasing religious education is the task of the state, religious associations, and the domestic education system.” There he expressed support for “the proposal to grant religious educational institutions the right to accredit their educational program according to state standards.” Expects new lineup State Duma will, as a matter of priority, adopt a law on state accreditation educational programs for non-state, including religious, educational institutions. Also in Kazan, he supported the proposal of representatives of Muslim organizations to grant leaders of traditional faiths in Russia the right to speak on federal television channels.
Considers it expedient to have religious leaders in the army environment.
Advocates for the development of simplified mechanisms for granting Russian citizenship to religious figures.
On August 24, 2009, in the Ivolginsky datsan, he was proclaimed the incarnation of White Tara - the highly revered incarnation of the bodhisattva in Buddhism. After the initiation ritual, which took place without any special ceremony, D. Medvedev said:
“I respect your traditions”
Hobbies of Dmitry Medvedev
According to media information in December 2007, Dmitry Medvedev was fond of hard rock, swimming and yoga since childhood.
Dmitry Medvedev known as an active user of Apple products. Thus, it was reported that Dmitry Medvedev was using the Apple iPhone even when this phone had not yet been officially supplied to Russia and was not certified, and in 2010 the Russian president became the owner of an iPad, although these devices were not yet sold in Russia at that time. Also, while watching videos on the website of the President of Russia, video recordings of the President’s addresses were discovered, which contained Apple MacBook Pro laptops and a more budget version of the MacBook Black. Besides, Steve Jobs(the head of Apple) gave Dmitry Medvedev an iPhone 4 in June 2010, the day before it appeared on US store shelves.
Known as a professional fan football club“Zenit” St. Petersburg, for which I have been rooting all my life. Favorite rock band - Deep Purple.
Also sometimes Dmitry Medvedev listens to music Linkin groups Park: her fan is the son of Dmitry Anatolyevich Ilya Medvedev.
Dmitry Medvedev is interested in photography. I started taking photographs as a child using a Smena-8M camera. Already as president, he participated in the open-air photography exhibition “The World through the Eyes of Russians”, held in March 2010 on Tverskoy Boulevard in Moscow. Today Medvedev's arsenal includes cameras from Leica, Nikon and Canon.
Myself Dmitry Medvedev spoke about his passion for photography:
“Of course, I like photographing people. But photographing people is not at all easy for me. After all, because of my work, it will look quite strange if at some point I run out with a camera and start photographing someone. I'm afraid people just won't understand me. »
Almost all national projects curated by Medvedev were criticized.
Medvedev initiated amendments to the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees of the Rights of the Child in the Russian Federation”, prohibiting minors from staying in in public places at night. According to some analysts, this norm conflicts with Art. 27 of the Russian Constitution, which asserts the right of a Russian citizen to free movement, choice of place of stay and residence; on the other hand, according to, in particular, P. Astakhov, such restrictions are permissible if there is a threat to health and morals.
September 6, 2008, by decree No. 1316 “On certain issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Russian Federation» liquidated the Department for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism, as well as the entire regional system of Organized Crime Control. According to some experts, a blow was dealt to the fight against organized crime.
In the appeal of the Russian opposition, “Putin must go,” published on March 10, 2010, Dmitry Medvedev was called an “obedient locum tenens” and “a modern Simeon Bekbulatovich.”
Claims about Medvedev's lack of independence and significant dependence on his predecessor were repeated many times in many media throughout his entire reign, but according to Alexei Kudrin, who worked in Putin's government under President Medvedev, these ideas are largely exaggerated:
It is believed that Medvedev's freedom of action was very limited. But I witnessed the development and adoption of many key decisions. And I can assure you: Putin was not as restrictive as he is considered. Yes, there are areas where he and Putin made decisions only together. However, Medvedev had a lot of opportunities and freedom.
On October 15, 2011, at a meeting held at the Moscow center for new technologies Digital October, Nikolai Svanidze outlined the main shortcomings of Medvedev’s policy:
“Exclusively the truth and only the truth. Like in court. [...] This is absolutely terrible, and increasing, corruption, this is bureaucratic lawlessness, which is also not decreasing, this is the absence of real independent justice, this is a very low level of functioning, sometimes, perhaps, in many ways an imitation level of functioning of democratic institutions and institutions of civil society.
This is a one-sided, archaic, opaque economy that relies on raw material exports, this is the lack of competition - economic and real political. And all this largely leads to a trend that, unfortunately, is very well known to us from the later Soviet times, and a very negative trend called “alienation of people from the state.”
All these problems are not only serious, but systemic and, accordingly, probably require a systemic response. »
Titles, awards, ranks
Russian Awards
Dmitry Medvedev became a holder of the highest award of the Serbian Orthodox Church - the Order of St. Sava, 1st degree.
Medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan"
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (July 8, 2003) - for active participation in the preparation of the Address of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly for 2003
Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in the field of education for 2001 (August 30, 2002) - for the creation of the textbook “Civil Law” for educational institutions of higher professional education
Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, 2008)
Foreign awards
Knight Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2008)
Grand Chain of the Order of the Liberator (Venezuela, 2008)
Jubilee medal “10 years of Astana” (Kazakhstan, 2008)
Order of Jerusalem (Palestinian National Authority, 2011)
Order of Glory (Armenia, 2011) - for a significant contribution to strengthening friendship between the Armenian and Russian peoples, strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as personal contribution to ensuring stability and security in the region
Confessional awards
Star of the Order of St. Mark the Apostle (Alexandrian Orthodox Church, year 2009)
Order of Saint Sava, first class (Serbian Orthodox Church, 2009)
Honorary academic titles
Honorary Doctor of Law, Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University.
Honorary Doctor of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (2009) - for great merits and contribution to the development and strengthening of relations, friendship and cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan
Honorary Doctor of Baku State University (Azerbaijan, September 3, 2010) - for services to the development of education and strengthening Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
Honorary Doctor of Law from Korea University (Republic of Korea, 2010)
Laureate of the Themis Prize for 2007 in the category “Public Service” “for his great personal contribution to the development of the fourth part Civil Code and for personally presenting the bill in the State Duma.”
Prize winner International Foundation Unity of Orthodox Peoples “For outstanding activities in strengthening the unity of Orthodox peoples. For the affirmation and promotion of Christian values in the life of society" named after His Holiness Patriarch Alexia II for 2009 (January 21, 2010)
Other awards
Gold medals of the Senate and Congress of the Cortes General (Spain, March 3, 2009)
Golden Key of Madrid (Spain, March 2, 2009)
Medal "Symbol of Science" (2007).
Class rank
Since January 17, 2000 - Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class
Military rank
Reserve Colonel
Interesting Facts
In honor of Dmitry Medvedev in January 2012, one of the streets of the Palestinian
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - President of the Russian Federation from 2008 to 2012, from May 2012 to January 15, 2020, headed the Government of the Russian Federation. Resigned along with the Government in in full force after Vladimir Putin's speech to Federal Assembly, during which the president announced changes to the Constitution.Childhood and youth
Dmitry Medvedev was born into an intelligent Leningrad family. 
His father, Anatoly Afanasyevich Medvedev, was a professor at the Leningrad Technological Institute. Lensoveta (currently St. Petersburg State Technological Institute), and my mother, Yulia Veniaminovna, taught at the Pedagogical Institute. Herzen, later worked as a guide in the suburban nature reserve Pavlovsk. Dmitry was the only child in the family.
Dmitry Medvedev spent his childhood in the residential area of Leningrad - Kupchino. He attended school No. 305 on Budapest Street. Nina Pavlovna Eryukhina, Medvedev’s class teacher, recalled that Dmitry devoted all his time to studying, was fond of chemistry and often sat in the office, conducting various experiments, but he could rarely be seen on walks with classmates. By the way, Dmitry still keeps in touch with the teachers of his native school.
In 1979, Dmitry joined the ranks of the Komsomol, of which he remained a member until August 1991.
In 1982, Dmitry Medvedev graduated from school, after which he entered the law faculty of St. Petersburg State University, which in those years bore the unpronounceable name “Leningrad Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Banner of Labor State University. Zhdanov."
Nikolai Kropachev, at that time a graduate student at the Department of Criminal Law (in 2008 he became the rector of St. Petersburg State University), described the student Medvedev as follows: “A strong, good student. He was involved in sports, in particular weightlifting. One day I won something for my department. But in terms of his main activities, he was the same as everyone else. Just be more diligent."
By the way, in his youth the politician was fond of hard rock, his favorite bands were Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Dmitry also listened to domestic rock, in particular the group Chaif. In addition, as a student, Medvedev became the owner of a Smena-8M camera and became seriously interested in photography. Dmitry Medvedev did not serve in the army, but as a student he attended military training in Huhoyamäki (Karelia).
In 1987, Dmitry received a law degree, then continued his scientific career in graduate school. For the next three years, he worked on his Ph.D. dissertation on the topic “Problems of implementing the civil legal personality of a state enterprise,” while simultaneously teaching at the department of civil law at his alma mater, and also working as a janitor for 120 rubles a month.
Political career
When the elections to the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR took place in March 1989, Professor Anatoly Sobchak was among the deputies who stood. The future mayor of St. Petersburg was Medvedev’s supervisor, and the young graduate student helped his mentor as much as possible: he put up posters, agitated passers-by on the streets, and spoke at election rallies. 
When Dmitry Medvedev defended his Ph.D. thesis in 1990, Sobchak, who already held the post of chairman of the Leningrad City Council, invited his ward to join the staff, saying that he would need “young and modern” people. The young man accepted the offer, becoming one of Sobchak’s advisers, while continuing his teaching activities at the department. It was at Sobchak's headquarters that Medvedev first met Vladimir Putin, who was also invited to work by Anatoly Alexandrovich.
When Anatoly Sobchak was elected mayor of Leningrad in 1991, Putin followed him and became vice-mayor, while Dmitry Medvedev returned to teaching and also became a freelance expert for the Committee on External Relations of the St. Petersburg Administration under Putin's leadership. As part of this position, he was sent to Sweden, where he completed an internship on local government issues.
In 1993, Dmitry became one of the co-founders of Finzell CJSC, where he owned half of the shares, as well as director of the pulp and paper corporation Ilim Pulp Enterprise for legal issues, and was later appointed Ilim’s representative on the Board of Directors of the Bratsk Timber Industry Complex.
In 1996, Dmitry Medvedev stopped collaborating with Smolny due to Sobchak’s loss to Vladimir Yakovlev in the gubernatorial elections. And in 1999, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. As the editors of the site suggest, in connection with the appointment, he left teaching and moved to the capital.
After the departure of Boris Yeltsin, Dmitry Anatolyevich became deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation. In 2000, after winning the presidential elections Vladimir Putin, he took the post of First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.
At the same time, he assumed the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom (in 2001 he was listed as Deputy Chairman) and held this responsible position until 2008.
From the fall of 2003 to the fall of 2005, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. Also in 2003, he was appointed a member of the Russian Security Council.
From October 2005 to July 2008, Dmitry Medvedev was First Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Implementation of National Projects and Demographic Policy. At the end of 2005, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (reappointed to the position in September 2007).
From mid-2006, for two years, Medvedev was chairman of the presidium of the Council for the Implementation of National Projects.
Election campaign
In November 2005, Medvedev’s election campaign de facto started on central television channels; at the same time, Dmitry Anatolyevich’s election website was registered. A few months later, the politician began to be mentioned in the press as a favorite of Vladimir Putin. 
In September 2006, Medvedev headed the International Board of Trustees of the capital's school of management Skolkovo. And six months later, at the beginning of 2007, Medvedev began to be called the main potential candidate for Russian presidents. According to analysts, even then 33% of voters in the first round and 54% in the second were ready to vote for him.
The active phase of the election campaign began in October 2007. A couple of months later, Putin supported Medvedev’s candidacy, after which at the United Russia congress, Dmitry Anatolyevich was officially nominated for the post of president.
While submitting documents to the Central Election Commission, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would resign from the post of Gazprom’s Board of Directors if he became president.
Presidency
On March 2, 2008, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was elected the third President of the Russian Federation, ahead of his main rivals - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR), Gennady Zyuganov (KPRF) and Andrei Bogdanov (DPR) - with an overwhelming majority of 70.28% of the votes. 
Two months after the official summing up of the results of the election campaign (May 7), Dmitry Medvedev’s inauguration took place. In his inaugural address, he spoke of the need to focus on civil and economic freedoms. The first decree that Medvedev signed in his new position was the Federal Law, which was supposed to provide free housing to veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
The beginning of Medvedev's presidency coincided with the beginning of the global financial crisis and the armed conflict with Georgia in the territory South Ossetia, which has become the most significant event Medvedev's foreign policy.
Dmitry Medvedev on the conflict in South Ossetia (2013)
As Dmitry Anatolyevich himself admitted, the so-called “five-day” war came as a surprise to him. Some tension in relations between Russia and Georgia was felt at the beginning of 2008, but, according to the president, he “had no idea what ideas lived in Saakashvili’s fevered brain.”
The escalation of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict occurred at the end of July - beginning of August; third month of Medvedev's presidency. On the night of August 7-8, the Minister of Defense called the president and told him about the start of hostilities by Georgian troops. When Anatoly Serdyukov reported the death of Russian peacekeepers, Medvedev ordered to open fire to kill. This was his personal decision, made without the participation of ministers. On the morning of the 8th, Russian aviation began shelling military targets located on Georgian territory.
On August 12, 2008, Dmitry Anatolyevich and French President Nicolas Sarkozy adopted a plan to resolve differences, which was signed a few days later by the presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Despite the president's decisive action at a critical moment, many analysts tend to believe that Medvedev's foreign policy was punctuated by both comparative successes and obvious failures. So, despite the initially well-developed relations between Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who replaced Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine never entered into Customs Union, and the situation with the “gas” relations between the countries has worsened.
Medvedev's position on the Libyan issue caused great concern among the patriotic public. At his request, Russia abstained from voting on the resolution in the UN Security Council when its members were deciding the issue of a possible military operation in Libya to protect civilians from Gaddafi's troops.
Events in Libya have quarreled Putin and Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev's efforts in social sphere bore fruit: during his presidency, population growth stabilized, reaching its peak value in several decades, the percentage of large families; real incomes of the population increased by almost 20%, the average size of pensions doubled; more than a million families have improved their living conditions thanks to the maternity capital program. Much has been done in the field of small business - Medvedev helped simplify the procedure for starting your own business, and also lifted some restrictions for entrepreneurs.
The beginning was made of the creation of a powerful research center, which was supposed to become an analogue of the American Silicon Valley. In September 2010, Medvedev signed Federal Law-244 “On the Skolkovo Innovation Center.” The working group of the Skolkovo project was led by Vladislav Surkov.
Dmitry Medvedev about Skolkovo
On the initiative of the president, in 2009-2011, a reform of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs was carried out, and law enforcement agencies were renamed “police”. Also, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev, the level of social security and work efficiency of internal affairs employees has been increased.
With the support of Anatoly Serdyukov, the reform of the Armed Forces was also initiated, which consisted of optimizing the number of officers, optimizing the management system (transition from a 4-tier hierarchy to a 3-tier one) and the reform of military education.
Also, during Medvedev’s tenure, the presidential term was increased from 4 to 6 years, and that of the Duma from 4 to 5. In September 2010, Medvedev dismissed Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who had exhausted the government’s credit. Subsequently, Sergei Sobyanin was appointed in his place.
In September 2011, it was announced that Vladimir Putin would nominate his candidacy for the presidential elections in 2012, and if he wins, Dmitry Medvedev will head the government.
Results of Dmitry Medvedev's presidency
Overall, Dmitry Medvedev's presidency has received mixed reviews. Thus, the famous publicist Dmitry Bykov reproached him for “hypertrophied attention to the tertiary,” many public figures Medvedev was criticized for his lack of real power, while Alexei Kudrin, who was Minister of Finance until September 2011, stated that he “witnessed the development and adoption of many key decisions” by Medvedev personally.
Russian Internet users were especially warm towards Dmitry Medvedev. Thanks to his interest in technology and open character, the president has more than once become the hero of videos that quickly spread across the Internet. For example, a video in which Dmitry Medvedev dances to the song “American Boy” together with showman Garik Martirosyan has collected several million views.
Dmitry Medvedev dancing
Further activities
After Vladimir Putin was elected president in the 2012 elections, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Government and became Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Under his leadership are outstanding political figures of Russia: First Deputy Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and others. 
In May 2012, Dmitry Medvedev was appointed chairman of United Russia.
In 2016, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Government of the Russian Federation and the United Russia party, being one of the key political figures in the country. He was elected as the main Program Commission, which was involved in developing the political course of the party. Oversaw economic issues, in particular, pricing and import substitution, solved problems in the field of healthcare and education. I visited Crimea several times on business trips, which was the reason for the note of protest from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Dmitry Medvedev: “There is no money, but you hold on”
At the beginning of 2017, the prime minister found himself at the center of a major corruption scandal. Opposition politician Alexei Navalny and employees of his Anti-Corruption Foundation posted a 50-minute video investigation on YouTube entitled “He’s not Dimon to you” (a reference to a quote from the prime minister’s press secretary Natalya Timakova), which alleged that Medvedev heads a multi-level corruption scheme based on on charitable foundations. A key place in the investigation was occupied by the Dar Foundation, headed by the prime minister’s classmate Ilya Eliseev. The film also allegedly showed Medvedev's mansions in Phesaco, his vineyard and castle in Tuscany, and two yachts "Photinia".
On March 26, thousands of Russians rallied, demanding answers from the government to the accusations outlined in the FBK film. The answer from Dmitry Anatolyevich came on April 19. “I will not make special comments on the absolutely false products of political crooks,” he noted during a speech in the State Duma. On June 12, another wave of anti-corruption rallies awaited Russia.
After the 2018 presidential elections, Dmitry Medvedev retained his position as prime minister. Although deputies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and A Just Russia (with the exception of 4 people) refused to support his candidacy, the majority of State Duma deputies supported his appointment - 376 people, i.e. 83%. During his speech to members of the lower house of parliament, Medvedev thanked them for their trust and announced an upcoming increase in the retirement age.
Hobbies and personal life of Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev's wife is Svetlana Linnik, his school friend from parallel. According to Dmitry Anatolyevich, mutual sympathy between them arose during his school years, but only in his senior year did he pluck up the courage and confess his feelings to the girl. 
After graduation, their paths diverged: Svetlana became a student at LEFI, Dmitry chose Leningrad State University; During their student years, they practically did not communicate, but a chance meeting reminded them of past feelings. In 1989, the lovers got married.
In August 1995, Dmitry and Svetlana became parents - the boy who was born was named Ilya. Medvedev Jr. grew up with a knack for exact sciences and was interested in football, saber fencing and computer technology. In 2007, he starred in several episodes of Boris Grachevsky's Yeralash. In 2012, Ilya entered MGIMO with 359 points out of a possible 400.
"Yeralash" with the son of Dmitry Medvedev
The Medvedev family loves animals. The couple have a cat and a Neva Masquerade cat - Dorofey and Milka, who have more than once become the heroes of news articles. Dmitry Medvedev is also the owner of four dogs: English setters Daniel and Jolie, a Central Asian shepherd whose name is unknown to the press, and a golden retriever Alba.
It is no secret that Dmitry Medvedev closely follows new technologies and is an active user of social networks. Medvedev got his first computer back in the early 80s; it was a Soviet computer M-6000. He is registered on Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, Twitter and Instagram, and was one of the first among politicians to begin addressing the population through a video blog.