Anastasia Chernobrovina, RGS advisor on projects' media escort, attending the meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, president of the Russian geographical society, attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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Nikolai Drozdov, TV host, attending the meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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Alisher Usmanov (left), Trustees Council Chairman, Russian Fencing Federation, and Oleg Deripaska, Trustees Council Chairman, Basic Element Company, seen following the meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin (left) attending the meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin (left) attending the meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, President of the Russian Geographical Society, attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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TV host Nikolai Drozdov attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin (right) and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, president of the Russian geographical society, attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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From left: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, Sergey Shoigu, Defense Minister and President of the Russian Geographical Society, and Arthur Chilingarov, RGS Vice-President, Federation Council Member and Russian Academy of Sciences Corresponding Member, attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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From left: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, giving a RGS Trustees Board member certificate to Leonid Michelson, Management Board Director, NOVATEK, while attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin (right) and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, president of the Russian geographical society, attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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President Vladimir Putin attending the meeting of the RGS's Board of Trustees at the Moscow University Fundamental Library, April 15, 2014.

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April 15, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, President of the Russian Geographical Society, addresses meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, President of the Russian Geographical Society, before meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. From left: Presidential Executive Office Head Sergei Ivanov, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and First Vice President of the Russian Geographical Society, Member of the Federation Council and Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Arthur Chilingarov attend meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. From left: Alisher Usmanov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Fencing Federation, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attend meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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April 15, 2014. Right: Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Chairman of the AFK Sistema Board of Directors, before meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society at the Fundamental Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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