March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, right, speaking at the opening of the Russian Culture Studies Center at the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, near left, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari. Mayor of Venice Giorgio Orsoni is on the right and artist Sergey Andriaki is far left.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev is given a certificate on book transfer from different libraries of Northern Italy and papal universities of Rome by the Elisabetta Giuriolo, director of St.Mark's Library, Venice, during the opening of the Russian Culture Studies Center at the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Ca' Foscari University.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev speaking at the opening of the Russian Culture Studies Center at the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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From right: President of the Ca' Foscari University Carlo Carraro and Vice President of the Social and Cultural Initiatives Foundation Tatyana Shumova in the presence of Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, second left, Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev, left, and Italian Education Minister Mariastella Gelmini, center, sign a protocol of intent at the opening of the Russian Culture Studies Center at the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, left, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari with mayor of Venice Giorgio Orsoni, near right, and artist Sergey Andriaki, far right.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, right, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari with artist Sergey Andriaki to her left.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, center, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari. From left: Italian Education Minister Mariastella Gelmini, mayor of Venice Giorgio Orsoni; to her right is artist Sergey Andriaki.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, right, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari.

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March 6, 2011. Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, second from right, attends an exhibition of "Sergey Andriaki Watercolor School" which opened at Venice university in the old Gothic palace Ca' Foscari. At right is Italian Education Minister Mariastella Gelmini; at left is artist Sergey Andriaki.

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