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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right), speaking at a government meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow on Friday, may have to negotiate with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) as to which one will be the next elected president of Russia. (Associated Press)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, addressing the State Duma, the parliament's lower chamber, in Moscow on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, said Russia must be "independent and strong" to resist outside pressure. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Washington Capitals center Jason Arnott, center, celebrates his goal with Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Marco Sturm (18), of Germany, during the second period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington Capitals Mike Green (52), Brooks Laich (21) and Nicklas Backstrom (19), from Sweden, celebrate the game-winning goal by Alexander Semin, top right, from Russia, in the overtime period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-1.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin (28) and Alex Ovechkin (8), both from Russia, celebrate Ovechkin's goal in the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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"We were the first to fly to space and have had a great number of achievements, and we mustn't lose our advantage," says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov (30), of Russia, makes a save on a shot by San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, April 8, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Sharks 4-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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San Jose Sharks right wing Dany Heatley (15) is unable to score past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (30), of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Fireworks explode over Moscow to mark the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, Russia's Yuri Gagarin, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski places a candle at the memorial dedicated to his twin brother, Lech, and the other passengers who died in the plane crash near Smolensk, Russia, on April 10, 2010. (Associated Press)
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Banners and placards are held aloft during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw on Sunday marking the first anniversary of the plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. Poland is still deeply divided over the investigation into the crash. A year later, 42 percent of Poles now see Polish-Russian relations as "bad." (Associated Press)
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A Polish officer salutes at the site of the plane crash in western Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and more than 90 others a year ago. A ceremony marked the anniversary. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals' Mike Knuble (22) celebrates with teammates John Carlson, right, and Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, after scoring a goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 2, 2001, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-4 in overtime.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Washington Capitals' Mike Knuble (22) celebrates with teammates John Carlson, right, and Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, after scoring a goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 2, 2001, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-4 in overtime.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Illustration by Tunin, Moscow, Russia
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Washington Capitals' Mike Knuble (22) celebrates a goal by teammate Dennis Wideman, not pictured, against Philadelphia Flyers' Sergei Bobrovsky (35), of Russia, in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (second from right) meets with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov (left) at the Defense Ministry guest house in Moscow on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, goes airborne while trying to shoot against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Detroit won 3-2. (AP Photo)
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The puck is seen in the goal as New Jersey Devils' Jacob Josefson, right, of Sweden, is congratulated by teammates Mattias Tedenby (21), of Sweden, Anton Volchenkov, back, of Russia, and David Clarkson, left, after Josefson's goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 4-2. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A statue of an angel fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral is silhouetted by the rising moon in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2011. The world will see a supermoon on March 19, and the full moon will make the sight even more interesting. The moon will pass the Earth at the distance of 365,600 kilometers, the closest in the past 19 years. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
