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Moscow - Dmitry Medvedev is to shadow his long-time mentor Vladimir Putin down the red carpet Wednesday to the Kremlin's throne where he will be sworn in as Russia's new president.

Berlin - Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, is to pay his introductory v

Moscow  - As he steps down Wednesday, President Valdimir Putin is credited with a booming economy in Russia and Moscow's resurgence on the world stage.

Moscow  - Vladimir Putin pulled tight the shuddering lines of Russia's fledgling post-Soviet federalism when he took office in 1999 creating the so-called "power vertical," a part feudal, part bure