A Su-33 fighter jet taking off from the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, background, in the pilot's seat of a Su-33 fighter jet aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea on October 11, 2008.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, center, aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea on October 11, 2008.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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From left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev and Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea.

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Aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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Aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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Aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. From left: Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. From left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, and Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotsky aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea. aircraft

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, right, aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboardthe Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. From left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrying heavy cruiser in the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev (in the background) in the Sulhoy 33 fighter jet cockpit aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, right, near the antisubmarine Ka-27 helicopter aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev, right, in the antisubmarine Ka-27 helicopter aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev in the antisubmarine Ka-27 helicopter pilot's chair aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev in the antisubmarine Ka-27 helicopter pilot's chair aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev in the Sukhoy 33 fighter jet cockpit aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. From left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the aircraft cariying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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11 October 2008. From left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev aboard the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser the Admiral N.Kuznetsov, the Barents Sea.

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