Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, left, President of the Republic of Ingushetia, in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

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Eduard Rossel, right, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region, in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

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Nikita Belykh, left, Governor of Kirov Region in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

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Ludmila Narusova, State Duma Information Policy Committee chairman, and Vladimir Churov, Central Electoral Committee chairman, in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace before Dmitry Medvedev delivered his Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

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President Dmitry Medvedev's state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St.George Hall.

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President Dmitry Medvedev during his state-of-the nation address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St.George Hall.

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Alexander Korzhakov, member of the Duma's United Russia Party group, at the Kremlin's St.George Hall before the beginning of President Dmitry Medvedev's state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly

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From left: Yury Trutnev, Minister of Natural Resources, and Mikhail Fradkov, director of the Intelligence Service, at the Kremlin's St.George Hall before the beginning of President Dmitry Medvedev's state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly.

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Aman Tuleyev, governor of the Kemerovo Region, at the Kremlin's St.George Hall during President Dmitry Medvedev's state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly

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Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov at the Kremlin's St.George Hall before the beginning of President Dmitry Medvedev's state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly

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From left: Heads of parliamentary parties in the State Duma: Gennady Zyuganov (KPRF), Nikolai Levichev (A Just Russia: Motherland/ Pensioners/ Life), and Igor Lebedev (LDPR) as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin.

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President Dmitry Medvedev after delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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From left: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin.

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President Dmitry Medvedev, background center, delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivering annual state-of-the-nation address before the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St. George Hall.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivering annual state-of-the-nation address before the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St. George Hall.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivering annual state-of-the-nation address before the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin's St. George Hall.

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Background from left: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin before President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.

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St. George's Hall of the Kremlin as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin before President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin before President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin.

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From left: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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From left: Head of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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Foreground from left: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and background from left: State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin before President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly on November 12, 2009.

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From right: LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky and United Russia parliamentary party deputy head Vyacheslav Volodin before President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev, background center, delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev, left, delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin before delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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President Dmitry Medvedev delivering his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in St. George's Hall of the Kremlin on November 12, 2009.

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