This picture taken on June 16, 2011, shows Yana Lapikova, a new personal photographer of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, taking pictures during an official event in Moscow. The Russian government sought on June 17 to douse a frenzy of Internet comment after it hired Lapikova, an attractive former model and "Miss Moscow" finalist, as personal photographer to Putin. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his wife Lyudmila attend late on April 23, 2011 an Orthodox Easter service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his wife, Lyudmila, sit together as they participate in the nationwide census at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on October 16, 2010. Putin and his wife invited a census taker to their suburban residence to fill in the census questionnaire. From October 14 to October 25, about 650,000 census takers are to canvas Russia asking people over a dozen questions about their household, birthplace, nationality and other personal details in the first census since 2002. AFP PHOTO / RIA-NOVOSTI POOL/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

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18.02.2008 Rosja n/z Alina Kabayeva , mistrzyni olimpijska w gimnastyce artystycznej z Aten fot. Augustin/face to face/Reporter Alina Kabayeva attending Laureus World Sports Awards at the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg on February 18, 2008 in St.Petersburg, Russia.

18.02.2008 Rosja n/z Alina Kabayeva , mistrzyni olimpijska w gimnastyce artystycznej z Aten fot. Augustin/face to face/Reporter Alina Kabayeva attending Laureus World Sports Awards at the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg on February 18, 2008 in St.Petersburg, Russia

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/AFP Russia's Alina Kabayeva performs with the ball iin the ball event at the 22nd European Rythmic gymnastics championship in Moscow, 23 September 2006

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Alina Kabaeva of Russia shows her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/AFP Alina Kabayeva of Russia performs her silver medal rope routine during the rhythmic gymnastic individual exercise final competition at the 1998 Goodwill Games 24 July at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Kabayeva won three gold medals during the competition.