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Andrew Kuchins, director of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, was quoted by NPR.org, "Focus Shifts to How Medvedev Will Run Russia."
Andrew Kuchins of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says "we should leave ourselves open to taking Medvedev seriously."
Kuchins notes that Medvedev, who is 42, comes from a background that's very different from that of his mentor, who is 55. In the context of Russia, Kuchins says, the age difference is important, because it means that Putin spent a significant part of his career under the Soviet system, whereas Medvedev did not.
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