Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, center, attends the opening ceremony for St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral's facade following its reconstruction, Kronstadt, July 31, 2011. From left: Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko and St. Petersburg's Kronstadt district administration head Alexander Goroshko.31.07.2011#939922
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva views children's drawings exhibition during her visit to a Moscow secondary schools on the Easter Week, April 25, 2011.25.04.2011#904193
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, right, speaks to children while visiting the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011.02.03.2011#873094
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 2nd left, visits the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011. Left: The center vice director Nadezhda Rozhkova.02.03.2011#873095
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, foreground left, visits the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011. Background left: The center director Vladimir Solodky. Right: The center vice director Nadezhda Rozhkova.02.03.2011#873041
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, left, visits the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011.02.03.2011#873045
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, right, presents flowers to a patient while visiting the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011.02.03.2011#873101
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, background center, visits the Russian Scientific Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, March 2, 2011. Left: The center director Vladimir Solodky. Background right: The center vice director Nadezhda Rozhkova.02.03.2011#873043
Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, left, and Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano take a tour around the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the Italian President in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862658
Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, left, and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva take a tour around the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the Italian President in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862657
Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, left, and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva take a tour around the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the Italian President in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862656
Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, left, and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 2nd right, take a tour around the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the Italian President in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862655
Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, center, and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 3rd right, take a tour around the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the Italian President in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862653
Italian first lady Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, right, and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva during their meeting at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, February 16, 2011.16.02.2011#862652
May 7, 2007. From right: First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, first row, third left, and Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov, first row, second left, visit Pushkino city as part of the implementation of Healthcare national program. Inspecting the construction site of a medical office center.07.05.2007#3004027
Russian Industrial and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko and First Vice-Premier Dmitry Medvedev (left to right) in Baku. The Russian president's official visit to Azerbaijan.22.02.2006#123441
Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putin (center) visiting the flamenco dance Bulevar Theater near Madrid. She learned about the life and creative work of the famous dance group, guided by a prominent flamenco dancer, Maria Pajes (left).08.02.2006#122979
Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putin (center) visiting the flamenco dance Bulevar Theater near Madrid.08.02.2006#122978
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (right) meeting with his counterpart from the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Didier Opertti Badan. The Russian Foreign Ministry.05.07.2001#774504
Russian first lady Lyudmila Putina visits Delhi's Springdales School, which has Russian on its academic curriculum, during President Vladimir Putin's state visit to India in October 2000.01.01.2001#874893
Russian first lady Lyudmila Putina visits Russian Science and Culture Center during President Vladimir Putin's state visit to India in October 2000.01.01.2001#874891
Russian first lady Lyudmila Putina tours the city of Mumbai during President Vladimir Putin's state visit to India in October 2000.01.01.2001#874887
Russian first lady Lyudmila Putina (3rd left) meets with members of the Indian-Russian Women's Association during President Vladimir Putin's state visit to India in October 2000.01.01.2001#874872
Naina Yeltsin, the wife of President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin, visits Children's Psycho-Neurological Hospital No. 18, now the Moscow Science and Practical Center of Children's Psycho-Neurology, in Moscow20.06.1995#6334473
June 15-17, 1995. The G7 summit in Halifax, Canada. Center near map: Naina Yeltsin, the wife of President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin, visited the Bedford Institute of Oceanography during the summit.16.06.1995#6334476
An official visit by Russian President Boris Yeltsin to the USA, September 27-28, 1994. From left: Russian First Lady Naina Yeltsina and US First Lady Hillary Clinton in Washington.27.09.1994#6316922
The wife of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Naina Yeltsina (R) and the wife of British Prime Minister John Major, Norma Major, attend a greeting ceremony at the airport during Yeltsin's working visit to England.24.09.1994#431869
President of Mongolia Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat's official visit to Russia. Russian President Boris Yeltsin and President of Mongolia Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, right to left, with their spouses, during a greeting ceremony in the Kremlin.20.01.1993#6598651
The meeting between President of Russia Boris Yeltsin and President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk in Dagomys. From left: Russian Vice President Alexander Rutskoy and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Gennady Burbulis before the presidents' meeting.24.06.1992#6550820
Official visit of the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Boris Yeltsin to the Federal Republic of Germany. Boris Yeltsin, right, and German chancellor Helmut Kohl during their meeting.21.11.1991#5562605
Russia's first lady Naina Yeltsina during Russian President Boris Yeltsin's official visit to Federal Republic of Germany.21.11.1991#422286
The first cosmonaut from the Mongolian People's Republic, Hero of the Soviet Union Jugderdemidiin Gurragchaa, second left, and the world's first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova during a meeting at the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.15.07.1991#6609801
The first cosmonaut from the Mongolian People's Republic, Hero of the Soviet Union Jugderdemidiin Gurragchaa, second left, the world's first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and Major General of Aviation, Pilot and Cosmonaut of the USSR, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Gorbatko, third right, during a meeting at the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.15.07.1991#6609795
Alik Aluwihare, minister of information and mass communications of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, visits the USSR. Aluwihare is seen here at the Peter the Great "The Bronze Horseman" monument on Senate Sqaure in Leningrad. Background: St. Isaac's Cathedral.15.10.1990#6645389
U.S. President George Bush Sr. receiving U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev, the White House.04.06.1990#686754
Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachyova visiting an American family in the city of Minneapolis during General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to the United States.01.06.1990#444025
Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (C) visiting the Library of Congress during USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to the United States from May 30 through June 4, 1990.01.06.1990#476053
Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (C) and U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush (R) attending a college graduation ceremony during USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to the United States from May 30 through June 4, 1990.01.06.1990#476052
Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (C) signing the VIP guest book at the Library of Congress during USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to the United States from May 30 through June 4, 1990.01.06.1990#476051
Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (L) and U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush during USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to the United States from May 30 through June 4, 1990.01.06.1990#476050
Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev (left), in Minneapolis, US.31.05.1990#50395
Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachyova speaking to journalists at Boston's city park during General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to the United States from May 30 through June 4, 1990.30.05.1990#422666
President of the Polish People's Republic Wojciech Jaruzelski visits the Soviet Union. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, and Wojciech Jaruzelski before talks at the Kremlin.13.04.1990#6721515
President of the Polish People's Republic Wojciech Jaruzelski visits the Soviet Union. Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden.13.04.1990#6721507
President of the Polish People's Republic Wojciech Jaruzelski, second left, visits the Soviet Union. Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Park of Eternal Glory.12.04.1990#6721523
President of the Polish People's Republic Wojciech Jaruzelski visits the Soviet Union. Wojciech Jaruzelski, center, visits the Lychakov Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe and Ukraine, where Polish and Soviet soldiers are buried.12.04.1990#6721518
President of the Polish People's Republic Wojciech Jaruzelski visits the Soviet Union. Wojciech Jaruzelski, center, visits the Lychakov Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe and Ukraine, where Polish and Soviet soldiers are buried.12.04.1990#6721510
USSR Secretary-General and Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet Mikhail Gorbachev's working visit to Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 11-13, 1990. USSR Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev, fourth left, and his wife, Raisa, second left, lay flowers at the Vladimir Lenin Monument in Vilnius.11.01.1990#6645087
Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachyova, foreground right, visiting the France-USSR Society during General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee and Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet Mikhail Gorbachev's official visit to France on the invitation of French President François Mitterrand.04.07.1989#691025
Raisa Maksimovna Gorbacheva, the wife of the general secretary of the CPSU CC, chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, talks with Romanian schoolchildren.01.07.1989#765401
Russian First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (center left) and French First Lady Danielle Mitterrand (center right) visiting an exhibition by People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Shilov.06.05.1989#418876
Soviet first lady Raisa Gorbachyova, center, meeting with the Russian-Chinese friendship society activists during General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party's Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to People's Republic of China.01.05.1989#475124
French First Lady Danielle Mitterrand (L) and Soviet First Lady Raisa Gorbachyova (2nd L) visiting an exhibition featuring Soviet art of 1917-1930 at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery during French President François Mitterrand's official visit to the USSR.26.11.1988#418859
Federal Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl during his official visit to the Soviet Union (October 24-27, 1988). A concert for the first ladies at the Musical Culture Museum (now Russian National Museum of Music). Right: Helmut Kohl's wife, Hannelore Kohl. Second left: Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet.26.10.1988#6587532
Federal Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl during his official visit to the Soviet Union (October 24-27, 1988). A concert for the first ladies at the Musical Culture Museum (now Russian National Museum of Music). Right: Helmut Kohl's wife, Hannelore Kohl. Left: Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet.26.10.1988#6587529
Federal Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl during his official visit to the Soviet Union (October 24-27, 1988). A concert for the first ladies at the Musical Culture Museum (now Russian National Museum of Music). Right: Helmut Kohl's wife, Hannelore Kohl. Left: Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet.26.10.1988#6587528
Federal Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl during his official visit to the Soviet Union (October 24-27, 1988). A concert for the first ladies at the Musical Culture Museum (now Russian National Museum of Music). Left: Helmut Kohl's wife, Hannelore Kohl, and Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet.26.10.1988#6585749
