Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) speak with his wife, Lyudmila, as they participate in a nationwide census at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on October 16, 2010, with Putin's labrador dog Koni sitting next to them. 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