Writer Valentin Rasputin seen during a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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Poet Olesya Nikolayeva seen during a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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Political writer Alexander Arkhangelsky seen during a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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Writer Valentin Rasputin seen during a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, third from right, seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background center, seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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October 7, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, third from left, seen during a meeting with top Russian writers at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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