October 15, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd from right) during a visit to the Tarkhany State Lermontov Museum-Reserve in the village of Lermontovo. Right: Russian presidential envoy to the Volga Federal District (VFD) Mikhail Babich. From left: Governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky and Tarkhany Museum Director Tamara Melnikova.