

Medvedev traces his family roots to the Belgorod region.

His maternal grandparents were Ukrainians whose surname was Kovalev, originally Koval. The Medvedevs were regarded at the time as a Soviet intelligentsia family. The Medvedevs lived in a 40m 2 apartment at 6 Bela Kun Street in the Kupchino Municipal Okrug (district) of Leningrad. Later, she would also work as a tour guide at Pavlovsk Palace. Dmitry's mother, Yulia Veniaminovna Medvedeva (née Shaposhnikova, born 21 November 1939), studied languages at Voronezh University and taught Russian at Herzen State Pedagogical University. His father, Anatoly Afanasyevich Medvedev (November 1926 – 2004), was a chemical engineer teaching at the Leningrad State Institute of Technology. Įarly life and education Dmitry Medvedev in 1967, at approximately 2 years oldĭmitry Medvedev was born on 14 September 1965 in Leningrad, in the Soviet Union. It has been suggested by observers both domestically and internationally that this break with past rhetoric is Medvedev attempting to change his public perception as a moderate subordinate to Putin. In the views of some analysts, Medvedev's presidency did seem to promise positive changes, both at home and in ties with the West, signaling "the possibility of a new, more liberal period in Russian politics" however, he later seemed to adopt increasingly authoritarian and anti-West positions. On the same day, Putin appointed Medvedev to the new office of deputy chairman of the Security Council. He resigned along with the rest of the government on 15 January 2020 to allow Putin to make sweeping constitutional changes he was succeeded by Mikhail Mishustin on 16 January 2020. Medvedev was then appointed by Putin as prime minister. He served a single term in office and was succeeded by Putin following the 2012 presidential election. Medvedev also launched an anti-corruption campaign, despite later being accused of corruption himself. During Medvedev's tenure, the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed by Russia and the United States, Russia emerged victorious in the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from the Great Recession.

Medvedev's top agenda as president was a wide-ranging modernisation programme, aiming at modernising Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. He was regarded as more liberal than his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, who was also appointed prime minister during Medvedev's presidency. Medvedev was elected president in the 2008 election. Medvedev also served as the president of Russia between 20 and as the prime minister of Russia between 20. Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, IPA: born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020.
