'''Dmitri Medvedev''' (born #Redirect [[Leningrad]], 14 September 1965) is the [[President]] of [[Russia]]; he succeeded [[Vladimir Putin]] in this office on 7 May 2008. Widely seen as a puppet (more politely, a protege) of Putin, Dmitry Medvedev had been appointed a Deputy prime Minister by Putin in 2005, and was endorsed by Putin for the presidency. [[Category:Russia]]