Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is a Russian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and as prime minister of Russia from 2012 to 2020. As of 2020, he has served as
Medvedev in 2026
Medvedev with Vladimir Putin on 27 March 2000, a day after Putin's victory in the presidential election
Medvedev's official portrait from 2007
Medvedev's election campaign took advantage of Putin's high popularity and his endorsement of Medvedev.
The All-Russian Political Party "United Russia" is the ruling political party of Russia since 2001. As the largest party in the Russian Federation, it holds 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma as o
Dmitry Medvedev
…was staged on TV with four parties suggesting Medvedev's candidature to Putin, and Putin then giving his endorsement. The four pro-Kremlin parties were United Russia, Fair Russia, Agrarian Party of Russia and Civilian Power. United Russia held its party congress on 17 December 2007 where by secret ballot of the…
United Russia campaigners in Saint Petersburg during the Russian 2007 election
Then party leader Vladimir Putin with Yury Luzhkov, Dmitry Medvedev, Sergei Shoigu and Boris Gryzlov in 2009 at the 11th United Russia Party Congress
12th Congress of United Russia
Medvedev and Putin at the 12th Party Congress in September 2011