Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with head of the Republic of Udmurtia Alexander Volkov and St Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated residents of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region on the 68^th anniversary of the lifting of the Leningrad Blockade. 

Dmitry Medvedev met with medical personnel during a visit to the Djanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine and also visited the institute’s emergency cardiology department.

Subjects discussed at the meeting included healthcare development, social protection for medical workers, and raising the standards of medical services provided, including in emergency medicine facilities. 

Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev watched the Zenit (St Petersburg) — Shakhtar (Donetsk) football match at the Petrovsky Stadium in St Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev announced his decision to submit Georgy Poltavchenko’s candidacy for the post of St Petersburg Governor for consideration by the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly.

The United Russia party’s leaders presented Dmitry Medvedev with the names of their candidates for the post of governor of St Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Mandate of St Petersburg Governor

The possibility of nominating Valentina Matviyenko to the post of Federation Council Speaker was discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the certificates conferring the title of City of Military Glory to representatives of the cities of Anapa, Kolpino and Stary Oskol. The towns were honoured with the title for the courage, steadfastness, and mass heroism of their defenders in the struggle for their homeland’s freedom and independence.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families of 6–13 children at a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace coinciding with International Children’s Day.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the St Petersburg Association of Societies of Parents of Disabled Children and learned about the activities of the association.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the first St Petersburg International Legal Forum. The plenary session’s theme was Law as an instrument of innovative and secure development of the global world.

Dmitry Medvedev signed executive orders awarding to the cities of Stary Oskol, Kolpino and Anapa the honorary title of City of Military Glory.

Dmitry Medvedev and the Governor of St Petersburg discussed prices on the food market, particularly bread and livestock products, as well as employment issues.

The meeting examined implementation of presidential instructions in a number of areas, including preventing unjustified housing and utilities tariff hikes, preparation of the housing and utilities sector for winter, reorganisation of state corporations, effective use of budget funds in the state procurement system, and provision of housing for Great Patriotic War veterans. 

Dmitry Medvedev attended the event’s finals. The President and First Lady watched the kayak, canoe and academic rowing men’s and women’s 500-metre and 1,000-metre races from the stands.

Svetlana Medvedeva visited Kronstadt and congratulated veterans from her hometown on the upcoming holiday: the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The President said that the global financial crisis should not be cause for doubting the inherent value of freedom and democratic, cultural and economic values.