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Dancing Alexander-style, Down Under

15 March 2010 | By Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic The issue of national identity is taken seriously by Balkan people – including the least serious among them.


British Ambassador to Serbia Urges Cooperation
16 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

British Ambassador to Serbia Stephen Wordsworth said that Serbia is not being asked to recognise Kosovo's independence, but argued that Belgrade must establish a model of cooperation with Pristina.

EU Enlargement Commissioner to Visit Western Balkans
16 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is set to begin his first Western Balkans tour on Wednesday, with scheduled stops in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Kosovo.

Koricanske stijene: Destroyed Life
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After accepting a guilt admission agreement, the Trial Chamber has scheduled sentencing of Ljubisa Cetic, who is charged with shooting civilians at Koricanske stijene, for March 18.



Dmitry Medvedev's Biography

Belgrade | 19 October 2009 | Bojana Barlovac
 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Russian President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was born on September 14, 1965, in the Soviet Union's most liberal city, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).

From early on, he showed an interest in law, even though his parents, both university professors, wanted him to study another subject.

At the same time, he was someting of a rebel, collecting blacklisted copies of American rock bands' albums. His favourite band, Deep Purple, played his going away party as chair of energy giant Gazprom in February 2008.

After graduating in law from Leningrad State University, Medvedev decided to pursue a doctorate at the same institution, which he completed in 1990.

As a specialist in private, corporate and securities law, Medvedev maintained a double life in business and politics from 1990 to 1999. He had a private law practice, cofounded several businesses, and advised others in their work with the government.

Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got to know each other in courses they took from Anatoly Sobchak, the future mayor of St. Petersburg, who was well known for advocating political pluralism and the establishment of a free market. Medvedev remained close to Sobchak, creating many of the laws - such as the 1991 Russian civil code - that would provide the legal foundation for post-Soviet Russia.

The everyday life of this behind-the-scenes player completely changed in 2000, when long-time friend Putin was elected president, appointing him chair of the Gazprom board.

In November 2005, Medvedev took another major step in his meteoric rise to the upper echelons of power when then-president Putin appointed him to the specially created post of first deputy prime minister in the Russian government.

These sudden changes and his new-found popularity have not changed him. Medvedev is still married to Svetlana, who he met while they were in the seventh grade. They have a 13-year-old son, Ilya. Medvedev still reportedly swims twice a day, plays chess, and practices yoga.

Putin officially announced his support for Medvedev’s 2008 presidential bid on December 10, 2007. In return, Medvedev said, if elected, he would ask Putin to serve as prime minister.

Medvedev was elected as the third president of the Russian Federation on March 2, 2008, winning 70.28% of the popular vote. Putin was subsequently confirmed as prime minister.

"I believe my most important aims will be to protect civil and economic freedoms […] We must fight for the true respect of the law and overcome legal nihilism, which seriously hampers modern development," Medvedev said at the ceremony in which he assumed the presidency at the Kremlin Palace.

The BBC has described him as "the country's first leader in decades with no known links either to the former Soviet Communist party or secret services".

See also:
Itinerary: Medvedev's Serbian Schedule

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Comments:

2009-10-20 00:30:40
grear person,but what did he do for Russia.

Medvedev + nihilism
2009-11-14 12:04:45
"What you sow, you shall reap" or somesuch nomsense but in this instance a country which has been governed by dictatorial whimsy and charisma for many centuries [and still is] is unable to do a sudden overnight "u" turn and become a democracy with social responsibilities. Medvedev and Putin's manipulation of the rule-of-law as well as the spirit thereof will only continue to encourage this so-called nihilism which is, to the Russian population, a very essential survival skill. It takes a "shallow" intellect not to recognise this and tells us that the aforementioned persons are not really equal to the task of moving Russia forward. Thanks for this opportunity!

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