September 14, Dmitry Medvedev celebrated his birthday. The prime minister is known not only for being loud, but also for his love of gadgets and social networks. Among other things, Dmitry Medvedev is also. Let's see what the head of the Russian government publishes on social networks.

Dmitry Medvedev during a visit to the cruiser St. George the Victorious. September 25, 2008.

Medvedev walks through the woods with Raul Castro.

Dmitry Medvedev looks strangely at Queen Sophia of Spain. To his right is Princess Letizia of Asturias (the current Queen of Spain). March 3, 2009

During the second BRIC summit in Brazil. 2010

With kids.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin "cheer for ours." Match between Russia and Argentina

Visit to the Listvyazhnaya coal mine (Belovo city, Kemerovo region). August 6, 2012

Dmitry Medvedev is simply "Indiana Jones". During a trip to Tuva. year 2013

Sochi. The first days of the Olympics. year 2014.

Dmitry Medvedev in a hat with a pompom. Sochi. year 2014

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin on the lift. Sochi. year 2014

Apples. I All-Russian Forum of Food Security. 2015

Healthy bread. I All-Russian Forum of Food Security. 2015

Strawberry. I All-Russian Forum of Food Security. 2015

International industrial exhibition "Innoprom-2015"

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev held a joint training session at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi. 2015

Drink tea after workout. Sochi. 2015

Chickens. Russian agro-industrial exhibition "Golden Autumn". 2015

In a trolleybus. Opening of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center. 2015

During the consecration ceremony of the Resurrection Cathedral with Patriarch Kirill. 2016

East Asia Summit. 2016

“The maternity capital program has shown itself to be the most effective and sought-after form of family support.” 2015

"Before starting a new school year updated school bus fleet. 3 billion rubles have been allocated from the budget.”

Dmitry Medvedev fishing with the President on Lake Ilmen. 2016

Lunch after fishing with the President on Lake Ilmen. 2016

Also on the page of Dmitry Medvedev you can meet bears

And goats!

There are Amur tigers

And funny snowmen

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is one of the most prominent political figures in the government of the Russian Federation, the third president of Russia. The politician has established himself as a statesman-modernizer whose goal is to improve Russian civil society.

Childhood and youth

Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich was born on September 14, 1965 in a residential area of ​​Leningrad. Parents Anatoly Afanasyevich and Yulia Veniaminovna worked as teachers in pedagogical and technological universities. Dima was the only child in the family. Already in childhood, he was distinguished by a thoughtful calm character.

Dmitry Medvedev in his youth

In 1982, after graduating from school No. 305, Dmitry Medvedev entered the Faculty of Law at Leningrad State University, where he proved himself to be a successful student with pronounced leadership qualities. In his student years, the future chairman of the government of the Russian Federation became interested in rock music, photography and weightlifting. In 1990 he defended his dissertation and became a candidate of legal sciences.

The politician says that in his youth he worked as a janitor, for which he was paid 120 rubles with an increased 50-ruble stipend.

Career and politics

Since 1988, Dmitry Medvedev has been teaching at the Leningrad State University, teaching civil and Roman law to students. Along with teaching, he showed himself as a scientist and became one of the authors of the 3-volume textbook "Civil Law", for which he wrote 4 chapters.

Medvedev's political career began in 1990. At that time, he became the "favorite" adviser to the first mayor of Saint Petersburg. A year later, the man joined the Committee of the St. Petersburg City Hall on external relations, where he worked as an expert under the guidance.

In the period of the 90s, the future Prime Minister of the Russian Federation also showed himself in the field of business. In 1993, he became a co-founder of Frinzel OJSC, he owns 50% of the company's shares. At the same time, Dmitry Medvedev became director of legal affairs at the Ilim Pulp Enterprise timber industry corporation. In 1994, he joined the management team of the Bratsk Timber Industry Complex OJSC.

The biography of Dmitry Anatolyevich finally went in a political direction in 1999. Then he became Vladimir Putin's deputy in the mayor's office of St. Petersburg, who at that time headed the apparatus of the government of the Russian Federation.

In 2000, by decree of the new president of the Russian Federation, Medvedev was appointed to the post of first deputy head of the presidential administration. In 2003, after the resignation of the former chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, the politician headed the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.

As soon as Dmitry Anatolyevich began to appear frequently in newspapers and on television, journalists noted his extraordinary resemblance to. Some sources began to publish theories about reincarnation or a secret conspiracy, for the execution of which a person who looks like an emperor must be in power.

Conspiracy theories began to surround the politician who gained popularity. Websites have appeared on the Internet claiming that all of Medvedev's personal data has been forged to hide the fact that he is Jewish by nationality and that his real name is Mendel. Official representatives of the Kremlin do not even comment on such theories, considering them unworthy of the attention of politicians.

March 2, 2008 in the presidential race, Medvedev won a landslide victory, gaining 70% of the vote. In May, the inauguration of the youngest president of Russia took place.

Dmitry Medvedev and

The first decrees of the third president of the Russian Federation concerned the development of the social sphere: education, health care, and improving the living conditions of veterans. The most striking project of the young head of the Russian Federation was the creation of Skolkovo - the "Russian Silicon Valley". Medvedev also fell to the five-day war with Georgia, which began against the background of the conflict with South Ossetia.

It was Dmitry Medvedev who contributed to the dismissal from the post of the capital's mayor. The mayor of Moscow in 2010 was dismissed using the wording "due to loss of confidence."

In the same year, a personal meeting between the Russian president and the head of the United States took place. Business talks continued in an informal atmosphere at the American leader's favorite hamburger in Washington. Footage of the joint breakfast of the two politicians spread all over the world.

Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama

In 2011, during a meeting of the United Russia party, Medvedev said that Vladimir Putin, then prime minister, should run for president. In 2012, after the victory of Vladimir Vladimirovich in the presidential elections in Russia, Dmitry Anatolyevich was appointed chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, and a little later he headed the United Russia political party.

Kremlin officials view Medvedev as a professional administrator, a decent man, an out-of-the-box thinker and a competent lawyer. According to media reports, colleagues and associates in the civil service call Dmitry Anatolyevich Vizier and Nanopresident, which is most likely due to the politician's passion for new technologies and the politician's low growth. According to unofficial information, Medvedev's height is 163 cm.

Some events in the work of the Prime Minister and his proposals and initiatives attract public attention, often in a negatively humorous way. A number of his statements become memes and aphorisms and in less than a day scatter across the Web.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin

In May 2016, the press began quoting Dmitry Medvedev's scandalous statement "there is no money, but you hold on" in response to a complaint about meager pensions. The phrase spread around almost all the media, appeared on humorous sites and social networks.

While some part of the public came up with new jokes, another was openly indignant at the fact that the government refuses to take care of pensioners. As it turned out later, the scandalous phrase that appeared in the news was simply taken out of context. In fact, Dmitry Anatolyevich promised the pensioner that the indexation will take place later, when the opportunity arises. Saying goodbye, he wished to hold on, adding to this other warm wishes.

The summer of 2016 gave the public another odious statement by the Prime Minister. This time, during the forum "Territory of Meanings", Dmitry Anatolyevich spoke about teachers. When asked about the low salaries of teachers, Medvedev replied that the work of a teacher is a vocation, and an energetic teacher will always find an opportunity to earn extra money, and if a person wants to earn a lot, then he should think about changing his profession and go into business.

In the autumn of the same year, the Internet began to quote Dmitry Anatolyevich again. During the ceremony of signing agreements following the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, Medvedev half-jokingly, half-seriously proposed to rename the classic Americano coffee to Rusiano.

The public immediately picked up this initiative, a number of cafes began to indicate a new drink on the menu, and some even offered a discount to those visitors who ordered the usual coffee, calling it in a new way.

On March 18, 2018, the presidential elections in Russia were held, in which Vladimir Putin again won. After the inauguration of the elected president of the Russian Federation, the government, headed by the chairman, resigned. Upon taking office, Putin again offered the post of prime minister to Dmitry Medvedev. May 18 new composition Government of the Russian Federation was announced to journalists.

Personal life

Dmitry Medvedev's personal life, like his political career, is pure and solid. With his future wife, the daughter of a soldier, he met in his school years. Medvedev's wife was the first beauty, at school and in the financial and economic university, popular with young people. However, Svetlana chose Dmitry as her future husband. The wedding took place in 1989.

The wife of a politician works in Moscow and organizes public events in her native St. Petersburg. Svetlana Medvedeva became the head of the target program for working with youth "Spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation in Russia." At the initiative of Medvedev's wife, a new holiday was introduced in 2008 - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.

Wedding of Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana

In 1996, the son Ilya was born in the family, who in 2012 became a student at MGIMO. Medvedev's son entered the university on the general basis of the competition thanks to the USE indicators.

Now Ilya Medvedev has successfully completed his undergraduate studies at MGIMO and is thinking about a career as a corporate lawyer. Ilya is the only son of Dmitry Anatolyevich, according to official sources, the politician has no other children.

Dmitry Anatolyevich is a passionate admirer social networks. His accounts are registered with

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - President of the Russian Federation from 2008 to 2012, from May 2012 to January 15, 2020 headed the Government of the Russian Federation. Resigned together with the Government in full force after Vladimir Putin's speech before Federal Assembly during which the President announced changes to the Constitution.

Childhood and youth

Dmitry Medvedev was born into an intelligent Leningrad family.

His father, Anatoly Afanasyevich Medvedev, was a professor at the Leningrad Technological Institute. Lensoviet (currently - St. Petersburg State Technical University), and my mother, Yulia Veniaminovna, taught at the Pedagogical Institute. Herzen, later worked as a guide in the suburban reserve Pavlovsk. Dmitry was the only child in the family.

Dmitry Medvedev's childhood passed in the residential area of ​​Leningrad - Kupchino. He attended school number 305 on Budapest Street. Nina Pavlovna Eryukhina, Medvedev's class teacher, recalled that Dmitry devoted all his time to studying, was fond of chemistry and often stayed in the office, conducting various experiments, but he was rarely seen walking with classmates. By the way, Dmitry still keeps in touch with the teachers of his native school.

In 1979, Dmitry joined the Komsomol, a member of which he remained until August 1991.

In 1982, Dmitry Medvedev graduated from high school, after which he entered the law faculty of St. Petersburg State University, which in those years bore the unpronounceable name of the Leningrad Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor State University. Zhdanov.

Nikolai Kropachev, who at that time was a graduate student at the department of criminal law (in 2008 he became the rector of St. Petersburg State University), described student Medvedev as follows: “A strong, good student. He went in for sports, in particular weightlifting. Once he won something for his faculty. But in the main classes, he was the same as everyone else. Only diligently.

By the way, in his youth, the politician was fond of hard rock, his favorite bands are Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Dmitry listened to domestic rock, in particular, Chaif. In addition, as a student, Medvedev became the owner of the Smena-8M camera and became seriously interested in photography. Dmitry Medvedev did not serve in the army, but as a student he completed military training in Khukhoyamaki (Karelia).

In 1987, Dmitry received a law degree, then continued his scientific career in graduate school. For the next three years, he worked on his Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Problems of the implementation of the civil legal personality of a state enterprise”, while simultaneously teaching at the department of civil law at his alma mater, and also moonlighting as a janitor for 120 rubles a month.

Political career

When the elections of the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR were held in March 1989, Professor Anatoly Sobchak was also among the deputies who ran. The future mayor of St. Petersburg was Medvedev's supervisor, and the young graduate student helped his mentor as much as possible: he put up posters, agitated passers-by on the streets, and spoke at election rallies.

When Dmitry Medvedev defended his PhD in 1990, Sobchak, who already held the post of chairman of the Leningrad City Council, invited his ward to the staff, saying that he would need "young and modern" people. The young man accepted the offer, becoming one of Sobchak's advisers, while continuing to teach at the department. It was at Sobchak's headquarters that Medvedev first met Vladimir Putin, who was also invited to work by Anatoly Alexandrovich.

When Anatoly Sobchak was elected mayor of Leningrad in 1991, Putin followed him and became vice-mayor, Dmitry Medvedev returned to teaching and also became a freelance expert for the Committee on Foreign Relations of the administration of St. Petersburg under Putin. As part of this position, he was sent to Sweden, where he completed an internship in local government.

In 1993, Dmitry became one of the co-founders of Finzell CJSC, where he owned half of the shares, as well as the legal director of the Ilim Pulp Enterprise pulp and paper corporation, and later was appointed Ilim's representative on the Board of Directors of the Bratsk timber industry complex.

In 1996, Dmitry Medvedev stopped working with Smolny in connection with the loss of Sobchak to Vladimir Yakovlev in the gubernatorial elections. And in 1999 he was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. As suggested by the editors of the site, in connection with the appointment, he left teaching and moved to the capital.

After the departure of Boris Yeltsin, Dmitry Anatolyevich became deputy head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. In 2000, after Vladimir Putin won the presidential election, he took the post of First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

At the same time, he took over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom (in 2001 he was listed as Deputy Chairman) and held this responsible position until 2008.

From autumn 2003 to autumn 2005, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. In the same 2003, he was appointed a member of the Russian Security Council.

From October 2005 to July 2008, Dmitry Medvedev was First Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Implementation of National Projects and Demographic Policy. At the end of 2005, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (reappointed to the post in September 2007).

From mid-2006, for two years, Medvedev was chairman of the presidium of the Council for the implementation of national projects.

Election campaign

In November 2005, Medvedev's election campaign started de facto on central television channels; at the same time, Dmitry Anatolyevich's pre-election website was registered. A few months later, the politician began to be mentioned in the press as a favorite of Vladimir Putin.

In September 2006, Medvedev headed the International Board of Trustees of the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo. And six months later, in early 2007, Medvedev began to be called the main potential candidate for the Russian presidency. According to analysts, even then 33% of voters in the first round and 54% in the second were ready to vote for him.

The active phase of the election campaign began in October 2007. A couple of months later, Putin supported Medvedev's candidacy, after which, at the congress of United Russia, Dmitry Anatolyevich was officially nominated for the presidency.

During the submission of documents to the Central Election Commission, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would leave the post of the Gazprom Board of Directors if he became president.

Presidency

On March 2, 2008, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was elected the third president of the Russian Federation, ahead of his main rivals - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR), Gennady Zyuganov (KPRF) and Andrei Bogdanov (DPR) - with an overwhelming majority of 70.28% of the votes.

Two months after the official summing up of the election campaign (May 7), Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated. In his inaugural speech, he stated the need to focus on civil and economic freedoms. The first decree signed by Medvedev in his new position was the Federal Law, which was supposed to provide free housing for veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

The beginning of Medvedev's presidency coincided with the beginning of the global financial crisis and with the armed conflict with Georgia on the territory of South Ossetia, which became the most significant event in Medvedev's foreign policy.

Dmitry Medvedev on the conflict in South Ossetia (2013)

As Dmitry Anatolyevich himself admitted, the so-called "five-day" war came as a surprise to him. Some tension in relations between Russia and Georgia was felt in early 2008, but, according to the president, he "had no idea what ideas live in Saakashvili's inflamed brain."

The escalation of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict took place at the end of July - the beginning of August; third month of Medvedev's presidency. On the night of August 7-8, the Minister of Defense called the President and told about the beginning of hostilities by the Georgian troops. When Anatoly Serdyukov reported the death of Russian peacekeepers, Medvedev ordered to open fire to kill. It was his personal decision, made without the participation of ministers. On the morning of the 8th, Russian aviation began shelling military facilities located on the territory of Georgia.

On August 12, 2008, Dmitry Anatolyevich and French President Nicolas Sarkozy adopted a plan to resolve the contradictions, signed a few days later by the presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Despite decisive action by the president at a critical moment, many analysts tend to believe that Medvedev's foreign policy has been punctuated by both comparative successes and obvious setbacks. So, despite the initially well-established relations between Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who replaced Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine never joined the Customs Union, and the situation with the “gas” relations of the countries worsened.

Great excitement among the patriotic public was caused by Medvedev's position on the Libyan issue. At his request, Russia abstained from voting on a resolution in the UN Security Council when its members were deciding on a possible military operation in Libya to protect the civilian population from Gaddafi's troops.

Events in Libya quarreled between Putin and Medvedev

The efforts of Dmitry Medvedev in the social sphere have borne fruit: during his presidency, population growth has stabilized, reaching a peak value in several decades, the percentage of large families has increased; the real incomes of the population increased by almost 20%, the average size of pensions doubled; more than a million families have improved their living conditions thanks to the maternity capital program. Much has been done in the field of small business - Medvedev contributed to the simplification of the procedure for starting one's own business, and also removed some restrictions for entrepreneurs.

The foundation was laid for the creation of a powerful research center, which was supposed to become an analogue of the American Silicon Valley. In September 2010, Medvedev signed FZ-244 "On the Skolkovo Innovation Center". The working group of the Skolkovo project was led by Vladislav Surkov.

Dmitry Medvedev about Skolkovo

At the initiative of the President, in 2009-2011, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was reformed, and law enforcement agencies were renamed "police". Also, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliyev, the level of social protection and the efficiency of the work of employees of internal bodies was increased.

With the support of Anatoly Serdyukov, the reform of the Armed Forces was also initiated, which consisted in optimizing the number of officers, optimizing the management system (transition from a 4-tier hierarchy to a 3-tier one) and reforming military education.

Also, during Medvedev's cadence, the presidential term was increased from 4 to 6 years, and that of the Duma - from 4 to 5. In September 2010, Medvedev removed Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who had exhausted the government's credit of trust. Subsequently, Sergei Sobyanin was appointed to take his place.

In September 2011, it was announced that Vladimir Putin would nominate his candidacy in the presidential elections in 2012, and in case of victory, Dmitry Medvedev would head the government.

The results of the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev

In general, Dmitry Medvedev's presidency has received mixed reviews. Thus, the well-known publicist Dmitry Bykov reproached him with “hypertrophied attention to the third-rate”, many public figures criticized Medvedev for the lack of real power, while Alexei Kudrin, who was the Minister of Finance until September 2011, stated that he “was a witness to the development and adoption of many key decisions” personally Medvedev.

Dmitry Medvedev was especially warmly treated by Russian Internet users. Thanks to his interest in technology and openness of character, the president has repeatedly become the subject of videos that are rapidly spreading across the Web. For example, a video in which Dmitry Medvedev dances to the song "American Boy" along with showman Garik Martirosyan has collected several million views.

Dmitry Medvedev dancing

Further activities

After Vladimir Putin was elected President in the 2012 elections, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Government and became the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Under his leadership are prominent political figures of Russia: First Deputy Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and others.

In May 2012, Dmitry Medvedev was appointed chairman of United Russia.

In 2016, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Government of the Russian Federation and the United Russia party, being one of the country's key political figures. He was elected to the main Program Commission, which was involved in the development of the political course of the party. He oversaw economic issues, in particular, pricing and import substitution, solved problems in the field of healthcare and education. Several times he visited Crimea on a business trip, which was the reason for the protest note of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.

Dmitry Medvedev: “There is no money, but you hold on”

In early 2017, the prime minister was at the center of a major corruption scandal. Opposition politician Alexei Navalny and members of his Anti-Corruption Foundation posted on YouTube a 50-minute video investigation titled "He's not Dimon to you" (a reference to a quote from the Prime Minister's press secretary Natalya Timakova), alleging that Medvedev was heading a multi-level corruption scheme based on on charitable foundations. The key place in the investigation was occupied by the "Dar" fund, headed by a classmate of the prime minister, Ilya Eliseev. The film also showcased Medvedev's alleged mansions in Phesako, his vineyard and castle in Tuscany, and two yachts, the Fotinia.

On March 26, thousands of Russians took to the streets demanding answers from the government to the allegations in the FBK film. The answer from Dmitry Anatolyevich was made on April 19. “I will not specifically comment on the absolutely false products of political crooks,” he said during a speech in the State Duma. On June 12, another wave of anti-corruption rallies awaited Russia.

After the 2018 presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev retained the prime minister's seat. Although the deputies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Just Russia (with the exception of 4 people) refused to support his candidacy, most of the deputies of the State Duma supported his appointment - 376 people, i.е. 83%. During a speech to members of the lower house of parliament, Medvedev thanked them for their trust and announced the upcoming increase in the retirement age.

Hobbies and personal life of Dmitry Medvedev

The wife of Dmitry Medvedev is Svetlana Linnik, his school friend from the parallel. According to Dmitry Anatolyevich, mutual sympathy between them arose back in their school years, but only in the senior class did he pluck up the courage and confess to the girl in his feelings.

After graduation, their paths diverged: Svetlana became a student at LEFI, while Dmitry chose Leningrad State University; during the student period, they practically did not communicate, but a chance meeting reminded them of past feelings. In 1989, the lovers got married.

In August 1995, Dmitry and Svetlana became parents - the boy who was born was named Ilya. Medvedev Jr. grew up capable of exact sciences, was fond of football, saber fencing and computer technology. In 2007, he starred in several episodes of Yeralash by Boris Grachevsky. In 2012, Ilya entered MGIMO with 359 points out of 400 possible.

"Yeralash" with the son of Dmitry Medvedev

The Medvedev family loves animals. The spouses have a cat and a cat of the Neva Masquerade breed - Dorofei and Milka, who more than once became the heroes of news articles. Dmitry Medvedev is also the owner of four dogs: English setters Daniel and Jolie, a Central Asian Shepherd Dog whose name is unknown to the press, and a golden retriever Alba.

It's no secret that Dmitry Medvedev closely follows new technologies and is an active user of social networks. Medvedev's first computer appeared in the early 80s; it was a Soviet M-6000 computer. He is registered on Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, Twitter and Instagram, and was one of the first politicians to start addressing the population through a video blog.

It is known that the former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, among other things, is fond of photography. The editors showed his pictures professional photographers, curator and photo editor and, without naming their author, asked to comment on the work.

In addition to Apple products and social media, Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev has another obsession: photography. In his video blog, he once admitted that he began taking pictures as a child with the Smena-8M camera. Today Medvedev shoots with Leica, Nikon and Canon. “I also like to shoot landscapes, I like to shoot architecture and, of course, I like to shoot people,” says the Russian prime minister. - But, to be honest, it’s very difficult for me to photograph people because, due to my work, it will look strange if I run out with a camera at some point and start photographing someone. I'm afraid people just won't understand me." Already as president, in March 2010, Medvedev participated in the Moscow open-air photography exhibition "The World Through the Eyes of Russians."

Bird In Flight showed his photographs to photographers Oleg Klimov, Dmitry Kostyukov, Donald Weber, Tarcisio Sanudo Suarez, curator Katya Zueva, photo editor Iren Mayorova and, without naming the author, asked them to evaluate these works.

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Donald Weber
Photographer, two-time winner of World Press Photo

I see an inquisitive photographer who uses the camera to explore the world. Pictures are picturesque - this means that in the first place he has the aesthetics and composition of the work itself. The one with the meandering river and the one with the bridge seemed to be the strongest for me. The photographer showed an interest in "visuality". The austerity of the landscape is revealed through these sinuous lines, which contrast with the clarity of the trees. A classic example of negative and positive, black and white, the attraction of opposites. The Indian temple shot worked because the photographer used the foreground and background to create depth. Other images do not appeal to me, because they do not take into account the space of the environment.

The picture with the Indian temple was a success. Other images do not appeal to me.

If you want to shoot landscapes and architecture, you must feel the place you are shooting in order to reveal it not only graphically, but also spatially. How the world affect what you do? How can he fill a compositional space, and how do buildings and landscape interact to fill a photograph? For starters, trust your visual instincts, don't let obvious compositional gestures dictate the frame.

(On learning that these are photographs of Medvedev.) It's funny. If I knew, I would be tougher! I thought it was the work of a high school student.

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Dmitry Kostyukov
Collaborates with The New York Times, Liberation, Russian Reporter, GEO, GQ, Vokrug Sveta. Former AFP photojournalist.

It is difficult to perceive such photographs out of context. Naturally, I immediately recognized that these were photographs of Medvedev. There is no need to talk about any creative delights here either. But documentary photography is not only composition, colors and light, but also a document (sorry for the tautology). Most of the photos look like they were taken by an ordinary tourist on an ordinary group tour, but there are exceptions, such as a photo of the Kremlin from a helicopter, a sea pier with a Coast Guard ship on the horizon.

Most of the photos look like they were taken by an ordinary tourist on an ordinary group tour.

In these photographs it is noticeable that there are no people around, that this is a reality that is inaccessible to others. My students at Moscow State University often ask what they should shoot. And in recent years, it has been possible to find a good formula: if there is no topic that is wildly mesmerizing, then it is better to shoot your subculture - what surrounds you, what is available to you, what you know best. In this regard, Dmitry Anatolyevich is in an excellent situation - he can shoot what is inaccessible to many. Moreover, these photographs are important for society, because they will help to show what no one sees and has not seen. And here the artistic side is not so valuable.

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Katya Zueva
Photo exhibition curator

Photos could be in demand as illustrations for a guide to tourist places, if they were a little more juicy. As for the top shooting point, I can’t say that the author successfully used its capabilities.

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Tarcisio Sanudo Suarez
Photographer, winner of the International Drone Photography Awards

In the picture with the mountains - a cool location, but a horizontal composition would have looked better. Almost all photos need color correction. The shot with the bridge looks like an amateur photo on an iPhone. I liked the shot of the city at night, especially the movement - as if this picture was taken from a drone that flies out of the window, although the reflection says that it is not. The composition of the rest of the photographs is well built.

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Iren Mayorova
Photo editor of the Kommersant newspaper

The shot with the tower is an interesting geometric photo. It will look good in b/w. I will not consider in any way whether there is a cross there. If there is, then the photo acquires a plot, additional meanings, religious overtones. The top of this building falls into Sunshine. But everything needs to be processed and correctly shot so that these details are visible. A lot was cut off on the right - the frame turned out to be elongated, I want to crop it more. In the picture of the city at night, it was possible to convey a sense of movement. Buildings do not stand still, they move towards the viewer. Interesting, unusual. This is due to the blockages of buildings on the sides and perspectives. The frame also needs to be processed and made more contrast. This is a film frame, not a photograph. I need to make a series, I want to continue.

The rest are amateur, passing shots. What did the author see in them, besides the beauty of nature? And if this is about the beauty of nature, you need to wait for such lighting or the season so that this beauty captures us. Separately, there is nothing to say about each.

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Oleg Klimov
Documentary photographer, photographed for Time, Elsevier, Stern, Le Monde, Magazine-M, Izvestia, Komsomolskaya Pravda, The Independent, The Guardian, The Washington Post

If this is a series of one photographer, then I can’t say anything about his photographs, but I can say about the author’s personality: a rather lonely and notorious person with a claim to observe the world from a bird’s eye view. It is not clear to me why the Motherland is removed from the navel. Should he take up photography? Why not, photography carries not only creative functions, but also psychotherapeutic ones. She heals. Sorry if I offended you, but at least be honest.

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Cover photo: AP/East News. Other photos: Dmitry Medvedev.

Dmitry Anatolievich Medvedev- the first and only child of a professor of the institute and a philologist-teacher, and later a guide, appeared on September 14, 1965 in Leningrad. From an early age, he shows responsibility, purposefulness, perseverance and a craving for learning.

Dmitry in childhood (1967)

Graduated from the Law Department of the Leningrad State University. Zhdanov in 1987, graduate school - three years later. As a student, he was interested in photography, rock music, was engaged in weightlifting, won university competitions. During the period of study at a higher educational institution, he joins the party, until 91 he remains a member of the CPSU.

Dmitry in his youth

Since 1988 he has been teaching law at the university. Becomes a co-author of the book "Civil Law". In parallel with the work of a teacher, since the 90s, he has gradually entered politics. First, for five years he has been an adviser to the chairman of the City Council A. Sobchak, then a specialist in external relations of the mayor's office, at that time headed by. From 93g. connects to the business, becomes a co-founder of several enterprises. In 1999 he stopped teaching and moved to the capital. Here Medvedev is Kozak's deputy chief of staff of the Government of Russia, this job was offered to him by Putin, who became chairman. Some time later, Dmitry Anatolyevich was appointed deputy head of the presidential administration. He was the leader of the election campaign of Vladimir Vladimirovich. In 2000, he became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom.

Three years later, D.A. Medvedev gets the post of head of the presidential administration and a member of the country's Security Council. The career of this man developed so rapidly that he is the youngest leader of Russia since tsarism.

Government.ru
kremlin.ru
youtube.com, freeze frames
Wikimedia Commons - from U.S. Embassy Moscow Press Office
Personal archive of Dmitry Medvedev