Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background, holds conference on Leading Universities Development Programs at Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Foreground: Russian Education Minister Andrey Fursenko, 7 October 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds conference on Leading Universities Development Programs at Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, 7 October 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background, holds conference on Leading Universities Development Programs at Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Foreground: Russian Education Minister Andrey Fursenko, 7 October 2010.

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Far Eastern Federal University president Vladimir Miklushevsky at the conference on Leading Universities Development Programs.

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Moscow University president Victor Sadovnichy at the Conference on Leading Universities Development Programs.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, holds conference on Leading Universities Development Programs at Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. At left is Russian Education Minister Andrey Fursenko, 7 October 2010.

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