September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hands out State Prizes in Science and Technology during a visit to KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453732

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, awards Vadim Savichev, head of State Property Protection Department at Interior Ministry, with State Prize in Science and Technology during a visit to KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453731

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, awards Alexander Rybas, CEO of Bazalt Research and Production Enterprise, with State Prize in Science and Technology during a visit to KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453730

September 15, 2009. Vladimir Putin inspects firearms produced by KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453711

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453710

September 15, 2009. Vladimir Putin inspects firearms produced by KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453709

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with workers of Shcheglovsky Val, a subsidiary of KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453708

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with workers of Shcheglovsky Val, a subsidiary of KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453707

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with workers of Shcheglovsky Val, a subsidiary of KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula.

14.09.2009#453705

September 15, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Tula governor Vyacheslav Dudka in Novomoskovsk.

14.09.2009#453700

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking to the workers of the heavy machinery assembly room at the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau.

14.09.2009#453626

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking to the workers of the heavy machinery assembly room at the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau.

14.09.2009#453625

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking to the workers of the heavy machinery assembly room at the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau.

14.09.2009#453624

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking to the workers of the heavy machinery assembly room at the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau.

14.09.2009#453623

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visiting the training center of the Novomoskovsk Azot company.

14.09.2009#453405

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visiting the training center of the Novomoskovsk Azot company.

14.09.2009#453404

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, at a meeting on public-private partnership as the basis of regional post-crisis development, in Novomoskovsk. Right: Transport Minister Igor Levitin.

14.09.2009#453396

Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin, left, seen during a meeting on public-private partnership as the basis of regional post-crisis development conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Novomoskovsk.

14.09.2009#453371

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, at a meeting on public-private partnership as the basis of regional post-crisis development, in Novomoskovsk.

14.09.2009#453370

Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina, left, and Deputy PM Dmitry Kozak seen during a meeting on public-private partnership as the basis for regional post-crisis development conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Novomoskovsk.

14.09.2009#453368

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from right, visiting the synthetic detergents shop at the Procter&Gamble-Novomoskovsk company.

14.09.2009#453311

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, visiting the synthetic detergents shop at the Procter&Gamble-Novomoskovsk company. Center: Tula Region Governor Vyacheslav Dudka.

14.09.2009#453310

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin being told about the investment project "The Industrial Complex of Novomoskovsk, Tula Region" on his visit to the Procter&Gamble-Novomoskovsk company.

14.09.2009#453309

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, being told about the investment project "The Industrial Complex of Novomoskovsk, Tula Region" on his visit to the Procter&Gamble-Novomoskovsk company. Left: Tula Region Governor Vyacheslav Dudka.

14.09.2009#453308

September 14, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, visiting the Procter&Gamble-Novomoskovsk company. Left: Tula Region Governor Vyacheslav Dudka.

14.09.2009#453307