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The wife of new Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has got people talking like no first lady since Raisa Gorbachev. In marked contrast to her matronly predecessors, Svetlana displays a budding flair for fashion. She even smiles.
Writer: Shaun Walker
Moscow
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