Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right, background) meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010. Left, background: Vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin, chief of the government staff.

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Vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin (pictured), chief of the government staff, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010.

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Vladislav Surkov (pictured), chief of the presidential staff, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center, background) meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010. Left, background: Vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin, chief of the government staff. Third right, background: Vladislav Surkov, chief of the presidential staff.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second right) meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010. Third right: Vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin, chief of the government staff. Right: Vladislav Surkov, chief of the presidential staff. From left: Andrei Vorobyov, Head of the United Russia Party's Executive Committee, Oleg Morozov, Vice-Speaker, Boris Gryzlov, Speaker, Chairman of the United Russia Party's Supreme Council, and Vyacheslav Volodin, Presidium Secretary of the United Russia Party's General Council.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) meeting with the United Russia party leadership, October 1, 2010. Left: Vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin, chief of the government staff. Right: Vladislav Surkov, chief of the presidential staff.

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