Once the full extent of this Russian military penetration of Cuba was clear, President Kennedy announced we would take whatever action was appropriate to prevent this, even if we had to go it alone.

President of Russia | Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Bundestag

President Obama also hosted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David.

The term is still found in use in Russia today ( for example, President Vladimir Putin has been referred to in the Russian media as a " chekist " due to his career in the KGB ).

On November 30, 1992, by the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recognized the Red Terror as unlawful, which in turn led to suspension of the Communist Party of the RSFSR.

Actual political power lay in the positions of President of the Soviet Union ( held by Gorbachev ) and President of the Russian SFSR ( held by Yeltsin ).

Archives of the Party are now preserved in a number of Russian state archives ( Archive of the President of the Russian Federation, Russian State Archive of Contemporary History, Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, State Archive of the Russian Federation ), many of them remain classified.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former Prime Minister of Denmark | Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hold a joint press conference, April 2010.

* 1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.

The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Head of State.

The President of the Russian Federation shall be the guarantor of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and of human and civil rights and freedoms.

Tekiso Hati, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho, presenting his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

::: The President of the Russian Federation:

::: The President of the Russian Federation shall, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, determine the basic objectives of the internal and foreign policy of the State.

As part of the official welcome ceremony of a foreign head of state, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is inspecting a Serbian Armed Forces | Serbian guard of honour | guard of honor escorted by President of Serbia | Serbian President Boris Tadić, on the former's visit to Serbia in 2009.

A notable exception is the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whose symphonies use the theme of angst in post-World War II compositions depicting Russian strife during the war.

Although earlier precursors to this presentation exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, who intended the table to illustrate recurring trends in the properties of the elements.

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ( 25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975 ) was a Soviet Russian composer and pianist and a prominent figure of 20th century music.

* 1994 – Dmitri Ivanenko, Russian physicist ( b. 1904 )

* 1869 – Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician ( d. 1931 )

* 1975 – Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer

* 1964 – Dmitri Lipskerov, Russian writer

Shakespeare experts Sir John Gielgud and Kenneth Branagh consider the definitive rendition of the Bard's tragic tale to be the 1964 Russian film Gamlet () based on a translation by Boris Pasternak and directed by Grigori Kozintsev, with a score by Dmitri Shostakovich.

* Dmitri Kuznetsov ( born 1965 ), Russian former footballer and he has served famous club RCD Espanyol in Spain.

* 1869 – Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.

In the 20th century the traditions of Russian opera were developed by many composers including Sergei Rachmaninoff in his works The Miserly Knight and Francesca da Rimini, Igor Stravinsky in Le Rossignol, Mavra, Oedipus rex, and The Rake's Progress, Sergei Prokofiev in The Gambler, The Love for Three Oranges, The Fiery Angel, Betrothal in a Monastery, and War and Peace ; as well as Dmitri Shostakovich in The Nose and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Edison Denisov in L ' écume des jours, and Alfred Schnittke in Life with an Idiot and Historia von D. Johann Fausten.

Composers thus influenced include the Englishman Benjamin Britten, the German Hans Werner Henze, and the Russian Dmitri Shostakovich.

* 1983 – Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer

* 1962 – Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian baritone

Although precursors to this table exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869.

In May 2009, Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, established the History Commission of Russia ( formally, the Presidential Commission of the Russian Federation to Counter Attempts to Falsify History to the Detriment of Russia's Interests ) to counter aggressive attempts to rewrite history to Russian disadvantage, yet Alexander Cherkasov of the Memorial human-rights group, called it a regression to Soviet-era control.

** 101. mendelevium, Md, named after the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, credited for being the primary creator of the periodic table of the chemical elements ( 1955 ).

** Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov, Russian astronomer and inventor ( b. 1896 )

* March 5 – Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Russian royal ( b. 1891 )

* February 2 – Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist ( b. 1834 )

* September 25 – Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer ( d. 1975 )

* December 30 – Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, Russian composer ( d. 1987 )

In a Kremlin video blog posted on 29 October 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev denounced the efforts of people seeking to rehabilitate Stalin's image.

On his 90th birthday on 10 November 2009, Kalashnikov was named a " Hero of the Russian Federation " and presented with a medal by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating " the brand every Russian is proud of.

In 2009, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev suggested that Russia would be interested in pursuing the construction of the inter-oceanic waterway canal.

* 1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician, 3rd President of Russia

President of Russia | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addresses the 64th session of the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2009.

In a telegram to Arnold's family, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated:

In September 2011, Putin and Medvedev announced he would seek a third, non-consecutive term in the 2012 presidential election, an announcement which led to large-scale protests in many Russian cities.

In November 2008, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced government support for the construction of the Sakhalin Tunnel, along with the required re-gauging of the island's railways to Russian standard gauge, at an estimated cost of 300 – 330 billion roubles.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addressing students and staff at LSE on 2 April 2009.

Morales meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on 16 February 2009.

Kim with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sosnovy Bor ( garrison ) | Sosnovy-Bor Military garrison, Zaigrayevsky District Buriatya on 24 August 2011.

In late August 2011, he traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev for unspecified talks.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visiting a base of the FSB special forces in Makhachkala, Dagestan in 2009

On 10 July 2009, Russian President Medvedev proposed a new ' world currency ' at the G8 meeting in London as an alternative reserve currency to replace the dollar.

Tereshkova receives the Order of Friendship from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 12 April 2011 at the Moscow Kremlin.

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev awards Shatalov with the Order of Friendship on 12 April 2011 ( Cosmonautics Day )

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev awards Volynov with the Order of Friendship on 12 April 2011 ( Cosmonautics Day )