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Svetlana Medvedeva

スヴェトラーナ・メドヴェージェワ　/　すゔぇとらーな・めどゔぇーじぇわ

Economist from Russia

March 15, 1965 (age 61)　・　Kronstadt, Russia

economist
public figure
accountant

My Take

Svetlana Medvedeva is fascinating to me precisely because she occupied a role that's usually defined by silence. As Russia's First Lady from 2008 to 2012, she trained as an economist yet became most visible through cultural and charitable work rather than policy. I find that tension compelling: a woman with real credentials operating inside a system that rarely lets a spouse speak freely. The string of awards, including the Order of the Holy Princess Olga, hints at how her public service was framed domestically. I won't pretend to know her private convictions, but she strikes me as someone who carried a ceremonial position with deliberate, careful composure.

Overview

Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Медведева, pronounced [svʲɪˈtlanə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪvə]; née Linnik [Линник]; born 15 March 1965) is a Russian economist who was the First Lady of Russia from 2008 to 2012, as the wife of the then president and former prime minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Svetlana Medvedeva
Name (Japanese): スヴェトラーナ・メドヴェージェワ
Reading: すゔぇとらーな・めどゔぇーじぇわ
Born: March 15, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Snake
Origin: Kronstadt, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: economist / public figure / accountant / financier / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Saint Petersburg State University of Economics

Awards & achievements

Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour
Order of Glory and Honor
Order of the Holy Princess Olga
Decoration "For Beneficence"

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AF

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