Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (left) talking with singer Nadezhda Babkina during a meeting with his authorized representatives at the Polytechnical Museum, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031896
Ilya Glazunov, the founder and rector of the Russian Painting Academy, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031894
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (center) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031893
Actor Aleksei Guskov seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031892
Singer Lyudmila Ryumina seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031891
Valery Gazzayev, President, FC Alaniya, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031888
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (center) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031887
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031884
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (on the stage) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012. Right: Stanislav Govorukhin, Putin popular support campaign boss during the presidential race.07.02.2012#1031882
February 7, 2012. Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talks with his authorized representatives at a meeting in the Polytechnic Museum.07.02.2012#1031859
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031849
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031848
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031847
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031846
Oleg Tabakov, art and managing director, Chekhov Art Theater, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031845
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (second right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031844
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031843
Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin (foreground) seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031842
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031841
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031840
Actor Sergei Selin seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031839
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Museum meting.07.02.2012#1031830
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (left) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Musreum meting, february 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031828
From left: footballer Igor Akinfeyev and figure skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031827
Restaurant-keeper Arkady Novikov seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031826
Viktor Sadovnichy, Moscow State University Rector, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031825
Singer Nikolai Rastorguyev seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031824
Violinist Yury Bashmet seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031823
Actor Mikhail Boyarsky seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031822
TV hostess Maria Kiselyova, Merited Master of Sport, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031821
Former Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev (center) seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031820
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (right) speaking with Gennady Khazanov, the art director of the Variety Show Theater, at a meeting with his authorized representatives, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031819
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Musreum meting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031799
Film-maker Nikita Mikhalkov seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031795
One of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's authorized representatives snapping him with a mobile telephone at the Polytechnical Museum meeting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031793
(Center, foreground) Gennady Khazanov, the art director of the Variety Show Theater, and Tatiana Tarasova, figure skating coach, seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031792
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin speaks to his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031791
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin speaks to his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031789
Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (on the stage) talking with his authorized representatives at a Polytechnical Musreum meting, February 7, 2012.07.02.2012#1031788
From left: Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin greets Hero of Russia test pilot Magomed Tolboev during a meeting with his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031779
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, front, speaks to his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031728
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031727
Variety Theater director Gennady Khazanov and figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031726
Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin and figure skater Tatyana Navka in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031725
From left: film-maker Vladimir Khotinenko, actor Alexander Pankratov-Cherny and film director Karen Shakhanazarov seen in the Polytechnical Museum auditorium, the venue of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his authorized representatives.07.02.2012#1031724
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to his confidants in the Polytechnic Museum, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031723
Ilya Glazunov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, founder and president of the Russian Academyof Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants.07.02.2012#1031685
Nikolai Slichenko, art director of the Romen Theater, in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants.07.02.2012#1031684
From left: Vladimir Putin's election campaign head film director Stanislav Govorukhin and TV host Leonid Yakubovich in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants, 7 February 2012.07.02.2012#1031683
Journalist Aleksandr Nevzorov, a Duma deputy, in the auditorium of the Polytechnic Museum ahead of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's meeting with his confidants.07.02.2012#1031682
