President Dmitry Medvedev attending the ceremony of of starting the Nord Stream gas pipeline's construction09.04.2010#622225
President Dmitry Medvedev participating in the kick-off ceremony of Nord Stream pipeline construction09.04.2010#622170
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev came to the Leningrad Region to participate in the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction. From left to right: Governor of the Leningrad Region Valery Serdyukov, Presidential Envoy to Northwest Federal District Ilya Klebanov.09.04.2010#621955
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground, right) prior the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay. From left to right: former Chancellor of Germany and Chairman of Nord Stream AG Gerhard Schroder. Background, left: Managing Director of Nord Stream AG Matthias Warnig.09.04.2010#621954
April 9, 2010. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (center) showing Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (right), who came to the Leningrad Region to participate in the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction, the portrait of Empress Catherine I, which was bought from a private collector by Gazprom. Left - Hermitage CEO Mikhail Piotrovsky.09.04.2010#621953
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (right) seeing the portrait of Empress Catherine I, which was bought from a private collector by Gazprom. Left - Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller.09.04.2010#621952
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction.09.04.2010#621945
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction.09.04.2010#621943
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (center) at the symbolic welding of Russian and European gas transportation systems at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay. From left to right: EU Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, from right to left: Managing Director of Nord Stream AG Matthias Warnig, former Chancellor of Germany and Chairman of Nord Stream AG Gerhard Schroder.09.04.2010#621929
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground, second to the right) at the symbolic welding of Russian and European gas transportation systems at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay. Foreground, from left to right: Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, Managing Director of Nord Stream AG Matthias Warnig, former Chancellor of Germany and Chairman of Nord Stream AG Gerhard Schroder.09.04.2010#621875
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (center) at the symbolic welding of Russian and European gas transportation systems at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay. Managing Director of Nord Stream AG Matthias WarnigLeft, left, and former Chancellor of Germany and chairman of Nord Stream AG Gerhard Schroder.09.04.2010#621874
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground, second to the right) at the symbolic welding of Russian and European gas transportation systems at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay. Foreground, from left to right: EU Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, former Chancellor of Germany and chairman of Nord Stream AG Gerhard Schroder.09.04.2010#621873
April 9, 2010. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the opening ceremony of the Nord Stream pipeline construction.09.04.2010#621865
