- Svetlana Medvedeva
Infobox Person
name = Svetlana Medvedeva
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other_names =
caption = Svetlana Medvedeva with husband Dmitry Medvedev
birth_date = birth date and age|1965|3|15
birth_place =Leningrad ,Russian SFSR
title = First Lady of Russia
Predecessor =Lyudmila Putina
spouse =Dmitry Medvedev
children = Ilya Medvedev
relations =Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva ( _ru. Светлана Владимировна Медведева,
née Linnik, Линник) (bornMarch 15 ,1965 ), is the wife of Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev .Marriage to President
Medvedeva became first lady when her husband,
Dmitry Medvedev , took over as president on 7 May 2008 following his election victory. She has already caused something of a media frenzy even though she shies away from photographers and does not give interviews.Ferris-Rotman, Amie. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL2952826820080305?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=451 Enter Russia's new first lady -- Svetlana Medvedeva] , "Reuters",March 5 ,2008 . AccessedMay 8 . 2008.] She started dating the president when they were both around 14 at school 305 in their home town of St Petersburg. They married in 1989.References
External links
* [http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/articles/S_Medvedeva.shtml Official Web site]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7136556.stm Profile: Dmitry Medvedev]
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