These are the two first deputy prime ministers: Sergei Ivanov, a suave KGB veteran and former defence minister, and the more bookish Dmitry Medvedev, a lawyer who chairs Gazprom and runs special projects for Mr Putin.

• 其中有两位第一副总理：一位是伊万诺夫，一位儒雅的克格勃退役人员和前国防部长；另一位是更书生气的梅德韦杰夫，一名律师，俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司主席，并为普京管理特殊工程。