Despite Spotlight, Putin's Heir Still Shadowy; Medvedev Assured of Win,...

The Washington Post;  March 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......The likelihood that Putin will become Medvedev's prime minister has...The mass media is Putin's. Any independent step by Medvedev will be considered...hawks and liberals, Putin picked the most liberal figure." Medvedev has never served in...

Putin taps Medvedev as presidential successor.(WORLD)(Vladimir Putin,...

The Christian Science Monitor;  December 11, 2007 ;     579 words ......dependent successor such as Medvedev suggests that Putin may be planning to wield...Minister Sergei Ivanov, Putin's old KGB colleague, Medvedev has been long discussed...experts believe that Medvedev's nomination shows that Putin intends to retire from...

For Russia, a Second Center of Power; Medvedev Takes Oath as President and...

The Washington Post;  May 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......worked in the mayor's office. Putin, who calls Medvedev by the diminutive "Dima...a home town he shares with Putin. Medvedev's father was a physics professor...Unlike Putin and many in Putin's circle, Medvedev has no background in the KGB...

A Rising Putin Protege Rocks the Kremlin; The new president's style of...

U.S. News & World Report;  March 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Glover. In tastes and temperament, Medvedev is no Vladimir Putin. An ex-KGB officer, Putin projects...antiwestern rhetoric. Perhaps. But as Putin's protege, Medvedev may simply mask the Kremlin's...policemen pass an election poster of Putin and Medvedev.

Enter Putin two; Russia's presidency.(Russia's politics: enter Dmitry...

The Economist (US);  December 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ...From Vladimir Putin (front) to Dmitry Medvedev (behind): a very Russian...in a final surprise, Mr Medvedev invited Mr Putin to be his prime minister...the teamwork between Mr Putin as prime minister and Mr Medvedev as president will guarantee...

Medvedev endorses Putin for prime minister

The Independent - London;  December 12, 2007 ;     673 words ......had taken under Mr Putin's leadership. Although Mr Medvedev is seen as a man who...post-Putin Russia will be Mr Putin himself. Mr Medvedev, who after Monday's...imagine a President Medvedev overruling a Prime Minister Putin. It may even be part...

Kremlin's double act: Putin and Medvedev celebrate

International Herald Tribune;  March 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......03-04-2008 Kremlin's double act: Putin and Medvedev celebrate Byline: Clifford J...stance toward the West than Putin. Medvedev's success at adopting this platform...a joint leadership. Even if Medvedev and Putin get along, as they have promised...

Putin, Medvedev tout continuity

Oakland Tribune;  March 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ...MOSCOW -- Dmitry Medvedev, the man Vladimir Putin hand-picked to be his successor...preserve the course of President Putin. Putin said Medvedev has taken a firm lead and...founder of the Soviet state. The Putin-Medvedev tandem could encourage a revival...

Kremlin's double act: Putin and Medvedev celebrate News Analysis

International Herald Tribune;  March 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......03-04-2008 Kremlin's double act: Putin and Medvedev celebrate News Analysis Byline...stance toward the West than Putin. Medvedev's success at adopting this platform...a joint leadership. Even if Medvedev and Putin get along, as they have promised...

Medvedev wins Russian vote: ; No surprises expected from Putin successor

Charleston Gazette;  March 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ...MOSCOW - Dmitry Medvedev, the man Vladimir Putin hand-picked to be his successor...preserve the course of President Putin." Putin said Medvedev "has taken a firm lead" and...founder of the Soviet state. The Putin-Medvedev tandem could encourage a revival...

To foster change, Medvedev must purge Putin of power

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......former master. Of course, Putin's and Medvedev's backgrounds and personalities...military and the secret police, Putin would be vulnerable to Medvedev's potential betrayal. It...pragmatists, one of whom was Medvedev. Now, Putin's aim is clearly to emasculate...

Putin's young, 'spoil nothing' candidate Medvedev is emblem of post-...

International Herald Tribune;  December 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Tribune 12-12-2007 Putin's young, 'spoil nothing' candidate Medvedev is emblem of post...the First Person," Putin showed his closeness to Medvedev by referring to him...his first name, Dima. Putin chose Medvedev to run his 2000 presidential...

Conflict Makes Clear Who Rules in Russia; Putin Shown Giving Orders to...

The Washington Post;  August 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......image as a stern father. Under Putin and Medvedev, it is as if the age-old desire...attempts to put a wedge between Medvedev and Putin, but it has not worked. They...genuine competition between Medvedev and Putin's clique of former KGB officers...

Dimitri Medvedev: Who is he? For Russians, Putin's man in the Kremlin...

International Herald Tribune;  April 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......after President Vladimir Putin named Medvedev as his successor, has yet...picked up from his mentor, Putin. Medvedev is taking office against...centralized authority of Putin and the Kremlin. Still, Medvedev, 42, has offered occasional...

Medvedev speaks, and the plot thickens Successor to the Russian president...

International Herald Tribune;  December 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......succession moves. Beyond offering Putin the position, Medvedev, who has long been a loyal...March. In his speech Tuesday, Medvedev praised Putin and said Russia had to continue...office in 2000. For this, Medvedev said, Putin needed to remain in the government...