Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is seen on a giant TV screen while making a speech near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Monday that he expected the Berlin Wall to fall, but that he and German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl were caught off guard by how quickly it happened. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is seen on a giant TV screen while making a speech near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Monday that he expected the Berlin Wall to fall, but that he and German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl were caught off guard by how quickly it happened.

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  9. ULYANOVSK, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 24: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) poses with workers of the of Aviastar-SP Aircraft Company November 24, 2009 in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Medvedev is on a one day visit to the area that is 893 km east from Moscow.
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  11. ULYANOVSK, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 24: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with workers of the of Aviastar-SP Aircraft Company November 24, 2009 in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Medvedev is on a one day visit to the area that is 893 km east from Moscow.
  12. ULYANOVSK, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 24: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with workers of the of Aviastar-SP Aircraft Company along with Alexei Fyodorov (R) November 24, 2009 in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Medvedev is on a one day visit to the area that is 893 km east from Moscow.
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