Dmitry Medvedev visited the Petrozavodsk Palace of Creativity for Children and Teenagers, where he had a meeting with professionals working in preschool education and at children's cultural institutions, and librarians.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed social security issues with public representatives at a meeting in Vladikavkaz.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin met with pensioners and veterans from across the country. The discussion focused on the ethnic policy, patriotic education of young people, indexation of pensions, medical supplies and employment of pensioners.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a working visit to the Siberian Federal District on November 1, 2011.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an October 22 meeting with senior officers of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation in Tver.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Great Patriotic War veterans on the 70^th anniversary of the November 7, 1941 parade on Red Square.

Dmitry Medvedev, as head of the United Russia party list for the State Duma election on December 4, 2011, held a videoconference with United Russia’s campaign headquarters in the different regions.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following a September 12, 2011 meeting on Continental Hockey League issues.

Issues discussed included improving workers’ financial conditions, employers’ provision of social guarantees, possible effects of Russia's further integration into the global economy on workers’ social situation, as well as social protection mechanisms and forms of organisation of the working process for new categories of workers that have emerged from the introduction of modern technologies.

Dmitry Medvedev informed the Interior Minister that he had signed the law on social guarantees for Interior Ministry employees.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amending Article 23 of the Law on Employment in the Russian Federation.

The meeting, which took place in videoconference format, discussed the state of progress in implementing presidential instructions, including on renovating and developing the network of pre-school establishments, provision of land for large families, introducing a regional maternity capital in order to support young families, and establishing presidential cadet corps in all federal districts by 2014.

Cooperation between the state authorities and Islamic organisations on preventing extremism and terrorism, and addressing migrants’ adaptation problems were the main subjects on the agenda.

The republic's socioeconomic and labour market situation were the subjects of discussion.

The President attended an official reception marking Social Worker’s Day.

The meeting examined possibilities for reducing the compulsory insurance payments that employers are required to pay to social support funds.

Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with Alexei Kudrin.