PUTIN'S CHOICE: A PROFILE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV
By RFE/RL analysts Victor Yasmann and Donald Jensen
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken steps to ensure thecontinuity of power after his term ends by selecting a trusted protege,First Deputy Prime Minister and Gazprom board Chairman Dmitry Medvedev,to succeed him and by moving to the prime minister's post himself.
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