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Dmitry Medvedev is the third and current President of Russia. He took office in May 2008 after winning the presidential election with 70% of the vote. He was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff and right-hand man. Medvedev has a business background, serving as chairman of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom. Many believe his youthfulness will energize Russia’s role in the world.
德米特里·梅德韋杰夫是俄羅斯第三任總統。2008年5月，他以70%的得票率成功當選總統。他曾經是副總理，普京的總統辦公廳主任，同樣也是一名得力助手。梅德韋杰夫經商，曾經是俄羅斯能源巨頭蓋茨普洛姆天然氣工業股份有限公司董事長。許多人相信他的年輕有為將讓俄羅斯在世界舞臺迸發更多的能量。
Medvedev was born in 1965 to university professor parents. He was brought up in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) in the former Soviet Union. He was a grade-A student throughout school and went on to study law at Leningrad State University. In 1990, he received his Ph.D. in private law. His first job was in Leningrad’s government. His supervisor was Vladimir Putin.
梅德韋杰夫出生于1965年，父母都是大學教授。他在前蘇聯的圣彼德堡（前列寧格勒）長大。他在上學期間總是名列前茅，之后在國立列寧格勒大學攻讀法律。1990年，他獲得法學博士學位。他的第一份工作是在列寧格勒政府。他的管理員正是普京。
Between 1991 and 1996 Medvedev was a lawyer for the Saint Petersburg mayor. He specialized in international relations and once again, his boss was Vladimir Putin. While working for the mayor, Medvedev was also the legal affairs director of a timber company. He was a shrewd businessman and ended up owning fifty per cent of the company’s shares.
1991年到1996年期間，他成為了圣彼得堡市長的律師。他專供國際關系，這一次他的上級還是普京。在為市長工作期間，他還是一家木材公司的法律事務顧問。他是一名精明的商人，并最終擁有了公司一半的股份。
In 1999, Medvedev’s connection with Vladimir Putin continued. Putin invited Medvedev to take up a top government position in Moscow as deputy head of the presidential staff. Medvedev became one of President Putin’s closest advisors. In November 2005, he was appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister. After becoming President, he promised the Russian people he would “protect civil and economic freedoms”.
1999年，梅德韋杰夫與普京的關系還在繼續。普京邀請梅德韋杰夫來擔任總統辦公廳副主任。他也成為了總統普京最為親密的顧問。2005年11月，他被任命為第一副總理。擔任總統一職之后，他承諾將保護俄羅斯的公民自由和經濟自由。
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