February 16, 2017. Former head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, left, and former head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen before a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. Former head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn before a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. Former Ryazan Region Governor Oleg Kovalyov before a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. Former Head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen before a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. Former Perm territory Governor Viktor Basargin before a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. Former Novgorod Region Governor Sergei Mitin before a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. President Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, Perm Territory, Novgorod and Ryazan regions. Left: former Head of Buryatia Vyachesklav Nagovuitsyn. From right: former Perm Territory Governor Vijktor Basargin, former Ryazan Region Governor Oleg Kovalyov and former Novgorod Region Governor Sergei Mitin.

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February 16, 2017. Former Perm Territory Governor Viktor Basargin, former Ryazan region Governor Oleg Kovalyov, former Novgorod Region Governor Sergei Mitin, former Head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagivitsyn and former Head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen, before a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, Perm Territory, Novgorod and Ryazan regions. From left: Former Perm territory Governor Viktor Basargin, former Ryazan Region Governor Oleg Kovalyov, former Novgorod Region Governor Sergei Mitin, former Head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsin and formr head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions. Аrom left in the background: Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko. From left in the foreground: former Governor of the Novgorod Region Sergei Mitin, former head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn and former head of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions. On the left in the background is Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino. On the right in the background is First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions. On the left is Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino. On the right is First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions. From left: former head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, former Governor of the Novgorod Region Sergei Mitin. On the right is former Governor of the Perm Territory Viktor Basargin.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions.

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February 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with retired heads of Buryatia, Karelia, the Perm Territory, the Novgorod and Ryazan regions. On the left is Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino.

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