On August 22, Dmitry Medvedev's press secretary announced that the Russian prime minister had taken seven days off. Together with his family, he decided to spend it in the Murmansk and Astrakhan regions.
In keeping with the tradition of Russian politicians who ostentatiously spend their summer vacations in their home country, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev decided not to leave Russia. Together with his family, he will first rest for a few days in the Arctic, and the rest of the time he will spend in the Astrakhan region, enjoying the beautiful nature and fishing, of which he is a fan.
Currently, the Prime Minister is studying the beauty of the Kola Peninsula and taking pictures of places he likes. On Twitter, Dmitry Medvedev has already posted footage he had taken, the first of which was taken while still on the plane. From a bird's eye view, he has already captured the Kirovsk-Apatity area. The rest of the images show bodies of water and plants found in the Arctic. Twitter readers especially liked the photo of the porcini mushroom, which is not often found in the area.
Dmitry Medvedev rested in the Astrakhan region a year ago. Then, while still the president of the Russian Federation, he also admired the local nature and took photographs. Together with Vladimir Putin, he went spinning on vacation, took a boat ride down the Volga and released hundreds of sturgeon fry. In addition, he got acquainted with the underwater world of the Volga and took pictures under water with special equipment. True, for this he had to put on a special wetsuit.
On this week's vacation, Dmitry Medvedev decided not to leave the acting prime minister in his place and to resolve all emerging issues on his own during his vacation. According to his press secretary Natalya Timakova, he will promptly receive and sign all the documents necessary for the normal work of the government. So Dmitry Medvedev's vacation will be fruitful.
