Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, meets with Soviet hockey veterans, Russian Amateur Hockey League president Alexander Myshkin, background right, and his aide in the Siberian Federal District, Vladimir Myshkin, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Soviet hockey veterans, Russian Amateur Hockey League president Alexander Myshkin, 2nd right, and his aide in the Siberian Federal District, Vladimir Myshkin, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, far center, meets with directors of Tomsk region's top industrial enterprises, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background, meets with directors of Tomsk region's top industrial enterprises, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks at his meeting with directors of Tomsk region's top industrial enterprises, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at his meeting with directors of Tomsk region's top industrial enterprises, January 25, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before his meeting with directors of Tomsk region's top industrial enterprises, January 25, 2012.

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January 25, 201.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) poses for a photo with students at Tomsk higher education institutions. The Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 201.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poses for a photo with Tomsk university students. The Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 201.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) signs an autograph for Tomsk university students. The Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 201.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) signs an autograph for Tomsk university students. The Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 201.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) signs an autograph for Tomsk university students. The Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, right, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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Russia's Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko, center, background, at a meeting with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, talks with students of Tomsk tertiary institutions at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, center, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Left: Hans-Michael Kroening, head of research at the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Second from left: Hans-Michael Kroening, head of research at the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing. Right: Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, middle ground, second from left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Middle ground, left: Hans-Michael Kroening, head of research at the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Right: Hans-Michael Kroening, head of research at the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Foreground, right: University Rector Pyotr Chubik.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Second from left: University Rector Pyotr Chubik.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, right, tours the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Foreground, second from right: Hans-Michael Kroening, laboratory's head of research.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, foreground, right, tours the International Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Foreground, left: Hans-Michael Kroening, laboratory's head of research.

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January 25, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Foreground, right: University Rector Pyotr Chubik.

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