In 2008-2012 Dmitry Medvedev was the President of the Russian Federation. After that, he again became the chairman of the country's government, swapping places with Vladimir Putin. Medvedev's birthday falls on September 14th.
short biography
Dmitry Medvedev was born in 1965 in Leningrad. He was born into a family of teachers - his mother taught at the Institute of Pedagogy. Herzen, and dad was a professor at the Institute of Technology. Lensovet. Dmitry grew up as the only child in the family. The family of the future politician lived in St. Petersburg, in the Kupchino area. Medvedev studied at school number 305, with which he maintains contact today.
Once, to celebrate his birthday, Dmitry Medvedev invited his favorite rock group Deep Purple.
In 1987 he graduated from the Leningrad State University. Zhdanov, Faculty of Law. Three years later, Medvedev completed his postgraduate studies with honors. In addition to his studies, he was fond of photography, was engaged in weightlifting and moonlighted as a janitor. In music, the politician prefers hard rock, among Russian groups he listens to Chaif.
Until 1999, he taught Roman and civil law at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University. He stopped his teaching activity due to moving to Moscow, where he was invited by Vladimir Putin.
Career in Moscow
After the departure of Boris Yeltsin from power, Dmitry Medvedev began his career in the presidential administration of the Russian Federation as a deputy head. In 2000, he was at the head of the campaign headquarters of the future Russian President Vladimir Putin. After the victory of the latter, he was appointed to the presidential administration as first deputy head. From 2000 to 2008, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom organization.
Prior to the 2008 presidential elections, Dmitry Medvedev oversaw national projects in the Russian Federation. On March 2 of the same year, he was elected to the post of President of the Russian Federation. From 2012 to the present, he is the Chairman of the government of our state.
Family life
In 1989, Dmitry Medvedev's wedding with Svetlana Linnik took place, who in 1995 gave him a son, Ilya. The cat, Dorofey, also lives in the family.
Dmitry Anatolyevich was born in the year of the wooden Snake, under the sign of the Virgin.
Among Medvedev's hobbies and hobbies are the blogosphere, extreme sports, yoga and photography. He even participated in the exhibition "The World Through the Eyes of Russians", presenting his photographs there. He devotes several classes a week to yoga, which helps him stay in good shape. Medvedev loves to go skiing, ATV and snowmobile.
Dmitry Anatolyevich is a fan of Apple digital media. He often writes on his blog and on the Twitter page, and on his birthday, the politician traditionally receives many congratulations from Internet users. His blogs rank first in popularity.
