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Naina Yeltsin, the widow of Russia's first post-Soviet leader, Boris Yeltsin, right, kisses a cross held by new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, during the enthronement service in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy II attend a ceremony opening the territory of the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Moscow in this September 3, 1997 file picture.

Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.

Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.

Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.

Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.

Russian Matryoshka dolls decorated with images of (L-R) Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. President George W. Bush, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin, are seen...

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Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, with St. Basil's cathedral, center, marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.

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Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, with St. Basil's cathedral, center, marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.

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Children enjoy a holiday and the warm weather swimming in a Moskva river, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.

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Russia's national flag is unveiled atop the Ostankino TV tower marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.

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Workers install a stage in preparation of Russia Day, in Red Square, with a Kremlin tower in the background, in Moscow, Friday, June 5, 2009.

AP Photo 6 months ago

Workers install a stage in preparation of Russia Day, in Red Square, with a Kremlin tower in the background, in Moscow, Friday, June 5, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian bank VTB Chairman Andrei Kostin seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

James Billington, Librarian of the United States Congress (R), speaks to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) as the widow of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Naina (2nd R), listens during the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Pete...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and the widow of former President Boris Yeltsin, Naina, attend the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev, the widow of former President Boris Yeltsin, Naina, and his daughter Tatyana Yeltsin attend the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) visits the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009. Pictured to the right is the Chief Executive of Vneshtorgbank Andrei Kostin.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, flanked by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin's widow Naina, seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev puts on glasses as he opens the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in the Synod building in St Petersburg May 27, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wearing 3d glasses watches a presentation on a screen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

AP Photo 6 months ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev puts on 3d glasses to watch a presentation on a screen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

AP Photo 6 months ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.