[106], In May 2009, Medvedev set up the Presidential Commission of the Russian Federation to Counter Attempts to Falsify History to the Detriment of Russia's Interests. Medvedev was then appointed by Putin as prime minister. He swims 1,500 metres (4,900ft) twice a day. Observers noticed Ilya, Grigoryan, and their college friend Ivan Koptenko at the event as well. Refusal to renew a work visa in the United States, Central Federal District of the Russian Federation, MGIMO - Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev: They write to me: "there was stability in the economy with you," but pension reform is still remembered, Andrei Turchak handed a United Russia party ticket to Ilya Medvedev, https://tadviser.com/index.php/Person:Ilya_Dmitrievich_Medvedev, Digital consultation: how to create AI services in medicine. denis@thebarentsobserver.com, Journalist Dmitry Medvedev, in full Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, (born September 14, 1965, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), Russian lawyer and politician who served as president (2008-12) and prime minister (2012-20) of Russia. Two sources who worked for VK until 2021 confirmed that Dmitry Medvedevs son worked for the company, but neither of them knew his job title. They have a son Ilya Dmitrevich Medvedev. Despite this, the recession proved to be the worst in the history of Russia, and the country's GDP fell by over 8% in 2009. Celebrities. Your mother would be happy if you brought home such a fianc. According to surveys, had Putin and Medvedev both run for president in the same elections, Medvedev would have received 9% of the vote. Born September 14, 1965, in Leningrad. Everything has its time. Unlike Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev sometimes shares with journalists information about his son Ilya. Dmitry Medvedev was born on 14 September 1965 in Leningrad, in the Soviet Union. [32][33][34] The other main contenders, the Communist Gennady Zyuganov and the LDPR's Vladimir Zhirinovsky both received in 9% in the same poll. Haberler.com - Gndem. 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"[121], During the official visit to Armenia on 7 April 2016, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian genocide. Medvedev on 8 May 2009, proposed to the legislature and on 2 June signed into law an amendment whereby the chairperson of the Constitutional Court and his deputies would be proposed to the parliament by the president rather than elected by the judges, as was the case before. The clips are a must-see. [1] In 2006, Medvedeva initiated the annual Russian Art Festival in Bari, Italy. His public rhetoric has changed dramatically since then and particularly since Russia launched the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. [66], Shortly in the aftermath of the conflict, Medvedev formulated a 5-point strategy of the Russian foreign policy, which has become known as the Medvedev Doctrine. They live in an upscale apartment house "Zolotye Klyuchi" in Moscow. It's unclear whether he's maintained his karate skills. His wife, Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva, was both his childhood friend and school sweetheart. Few observers were surprised that Ilya Medvedev and Grigoryan found work in companies tied to Usmanov. [150], Although Medvedev had ostensibly resigned voluntarily (part 1 of Article 117 of the constitution),[151][152] the Executive Order that was released stated that Putin had dismissed the cabinet as per Article 83 (c) and part 2 of Article 117 of the constitution. TheYeralash crewmust have liked what they saw in "The Hero," because the second episode--"Shoot Me"--essentially repeats the "Hero" formula several times over. [94][95] According to Georgy Satarov, president of the Indem think tank, the latest decree "probably reflected Medvedev's frustration with the fact that the 2008 plan had yielded little result. People who knew them at the time described their relationship as very serious. Somehow, however, Grigoryan ended up dating Medvedev, and the two are still together several years later, according to media reports and people who spoke with Current Time and Meduza. In the same year, Medvedeva headed the initiative for the institution of Family Day in Russia. 1987: Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Leningrad State University. [112], In August, during the third month of Medvedev's presidency, Russia took part in the 2008 South Ossetia war with Georgia, which drove tension in RussiaUnited States relations to a postCold War high. 2.3m Followers, 0 Following, 613 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@damedvedev) "[89] Russia's score in Corruption Perceptions Index rose from 2.1 in 2008 to 2.2 in 2009, which "could be interpreted as a mildly positive response to the newly adopted package of anti-corruption legislation initiated and promoted by president Medvedev and passed by the Duma in December 2008", according to Transparency International's CPI 2009 Regional Highlights report. But Grigoryan ultimately chose another Ilya: Ilya Medvedev. . Medvedev was the first prime minister to represent Russia at a G-8 meeting. You know, the kinds of things that are really popular with young people right now startups. Medvedev said it was Joseph Stalin who in fact "ultimately saved Europe". [187] Despite this supposedly modest income, a video by anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny[188] purports to show "the vast trove of mansions, villas and vineyards accumulated" by Medvedev. Medvedev has been on quite a political journey in recent years. The perpetrators will receive the punishment they deserve. Under the 2009 amendments initiated by Medvedev, the number of signatures required was lowered from 200,000 to 150,000 for the 2011 Duma elections. Medvedev stated that he was resigning to allow President Putin to make the significant constitutional changes suggested by Putin regarding shifting power away from the presidency. Ilya Medvedevs girlfriend, Yana Grigoryan, also worked at an Usmanov business after graduating. [172] In the same month another journalist quoted him as saying "Russia, for obvious reasons, has not yet used its entire arsenal of possible weapons, equipment and munitions. It marked something of a coming out for the young Medvedev, who previously had kept a low public profile an initiation into the ranks of Putins ruling apparatus. He appointed Medvedev chairman of gas company Gazprom's board of directors in 2000 with Alexei Miller. [84] The State Duma voted to approve the bill on 28 January 2011, and the upper house, the Federation Council followed suit on 2 February 2011. [5] Medvedeva has taken up an anti-abortion cause in Russia's efforts to restrict abortion in 2011. According to three people who know Trufanov personally, their relationship was very serious. In 2008, when a teenager Ilya Dmitrievich Medvedev was accompanying his father somehow, the Japanese prime minister presented him with a toy. [7], Medvedeva is an anti-abortion activist, and has been pushing for restrictions on abortion. [131], On 22 December 2011, in his last state of the nation address in Moscow, Medvedev called for comprehensive reform of Russia's political system including restoring the election of regional governors and allowing half the seats in the State Duma to be directly elected in the regions. The plan was unexpectedly announced by the government on 14 June, which coincided with the opening day of the 2018 FIFA World Cup hosted by Russia. [46] On 22 January 2008, Medvedev held what was effectively his first campaign speech at Russia's second Civic Forum, advocating a liberal-conservative agenda for modernising Russia. [141] On 15 May, Putin approved the structure and on 18 May the composition of the Cabinet. They married several years after their graduation from secondary school in 1982. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 09:37. Thats not a bribe at all! Found an error? He speaks fluent English, knows Italian and French somewhat less well. Dmitry Medvedev's son Ilya Dmitrevich Medvedev . Another interlocutor recalled that Ilya Medvedev spoke rather freely about political topics, did not repeat pro-government rhetoric, and did not harbor any negative attitudes toward the West. According to a 2016 leaked database, Medvedev was paid a little over 100,000 rubles ($1,500) a month while also studying at MGIMO for his masters degree. [136][bettersourceneeded], Medvedev took office as prime minister of Russia also on 8 May 2012, after President Vladimir Putin signed the decree formalising his appointment to the office. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Leningrad State University in 1987 and completed his post-graduate studies at Leningrad State University in 1990. [12] The silovik Sergei Ivanov and the administrator-specialist Viktor Zubkov were seen as the strongest candidates. Earlier in the same week Medvedev was officially joined the party and thereby became Russia's first prime minister affiliated to a political party. [122], Although the Russian constitution clearly apportions the greater power in the state to the president, speculation arose over the question of whether it was Medvedev or Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who actually wielded the most power. [107] In August of the same year, he stated his opposition to the equating of Stalinism with Nazism. [22], In the presidential administration, Medvedev replaced Sergei Sobyanin with Sergei Naryshkin as the head of the administration. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ilya worked there thanks to his fathers name, a Kremlin-connected source said. [12] Medvedev also worked at a small law consultancy firm which he had founded with his friends Anton Ivanov and Ilya Yeliseyev, to supplement his academic salary. [] When we had discussions [about politics in class], Ilyas position, while still pro-Russian, was closer to that of his father before he resigned [from the presidency, when he was more liberal].. One is a private account under the name Il Vino 7 that is registered to an Anton Belov. A VK account registered under the name Ilya Belov is followed by Grigoryan and several former classmates of Medvedevs. Safety of children of the first persons of the state is a very serious matter. Dmitry Medvedev's birthday and biography. [He was] a typical member of the Moscow intelligentsia: very well-mannered, very respectable and tactful. In their place, Medvedev brought in the so-called civiliki, a network of St. Petersburg civil law scholars preferred by Medvedev for high positions. According to RIA Novosti, the prime minister said that his son entered three educational institutions. In accordance with the Constitution and the federal laws, as President of the Russian Federation it is my duty to protect the lives and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they may be. And now they can be seen on television. [86], Under the reform, the salaries of Russian police officers were increased by 30%, Interior Ministry personnel were cut and financing and jurisdiction over the police were centralised. We got a lot of things done that we needed to get done. The language in Medvedev's writings is unusually crude. On 26 August, after being unanimously passed by the State Duma, Medvedev signed a decree recognising South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. [208][209], On 13 April 2009, Medvedev gave a major interview to the Novaya Gazeta newspaper. The Ukrainians were "crazy Nazi drug addicts" backed by Westerners who he said had "saliva running down their chins from degeneracy". Ilya Medvedev, the son of Dmitry Medvedev, sometimes appears in public with his father. The newspaper Sobesednik reported in 2017 that Dmitry Medvedev owns the winery through a foundation created by a friend from law school named Ilya Yeliseyev. 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