Putin and Medvedev – Russia's dynamic duo in pictures
Medvedev and Putin, in matching khaki trousers, enjoy a spot of fishing on the Volga in Astrakhan region last month Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/ReutersThe prime minister and president talk over lunch at the presidential residence in Gorki in October 2010 Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty ImagesLook behind you! Medvedev and Putin take to snowmobiles at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort in January 2010 Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/Reuters
Russia's dynamic duo address the crowd at a concert in Red Square in March 2008 Photograph: Vladimir Rodionov/EPALooking suitably serious, Medvedev and Putin discuss the situation in South Ossetia at the presidential residence in Gorki in August 2008Photograph: Ria Novosti/ReutersBack in relaxation mode, the United Russia linchpins take a breather during a cycle ride around the grounds of the Gorki presidential residence Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty ImagesFlanked by war veterans and cadets, Medvedev and Putin watch a military parade in Red Square on Victory Day, May 2011Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersA table for two in St Petersburg after the 2009 United Russia party congress Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/EPAPutin waves next to a nervous-looking Medvedev on a visit to the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya PolyanaPhotograph: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty ImagesMedvedev and Putin converse after a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, just outside the Kremlin, in June 2011Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ImagesThis informal December 2010 meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi clearly called for informal knitwearPhotograph: Vladimir Rodionov/AFP/Getty ImagesA joint appearance at the United Russia congress in MoscowPhotograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images'This way to a managed democracy.' Medvedev and Putin take a walk in Zavidovo, Tver region, this monthPhotograph: Sergei Karpukhin/EPA
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