Dmitry Medvedev Photo (by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's first deputy prime minister, his presidential successor today in Moscow. Russian stock market soars immediately after Medvedev was officially nominated as the candidate for Putin's United Russia party. Dmitry Medvedev, 42, a Black Sabbath follower is also the chairman of the state energy giant Gazprom. Link Tags:
