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Medvedev sworn in as president

The new head of state took the oath of office in a solemn emotional ceremony at the Kremlin's glittering St Andrew's Hall in Moscow. The pomp and ceremony of the event was designed to evoke Russia's past as an imperial power and bury memories of its drab Soviet past.

Reuters | May 7, 2008Watch more videos from Reuters

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