President Dmitry Medvedev visited Russia’s Orenburg Region on Thursday and had a taste of the local produce while touring a farm, a grocery and a dairy producer.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankPresident Dmitry Medvedev started his working trip to Orenburg with a speech at a ceremony to mark the opening of the first presidential cadet college.
President Dmitry Medvedev started his working trip to Orenburg with a speech at a ceremony to mark the opening of the first presidential cadet college.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klimentiev / Go to the mediabankMedvedev gave a “peace lesson” to the seventh-grade pupils and visited a photo lab
Medvedev gave a “peace lesson” to the seventh-grade pupils and visited a photo lab
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klimentiev / Go to the mediabank“You must be in touch with a computer. Nowadays it is a weapon as important as a sub-machine gun or tank,” Medvedev said to cadets. “And speaking seriously, [computer is] more important”.
“You must be in touch with a computer. Nowadays it is a weapon as important as a sub-machine gun or tank,” Medvedev said to cadets. “And speaking seriously, [computer is] more important”.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klimentiev / Go to the mediabankThe president signed the college visitors’ book and continued his trip.
The president signed the college visitors’ book and continued his trip.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankMedvedev visited a farm firm in the Orenburg Region. Its director, Victor Golodnikov, told the president about the firm’s work and production.
Medvedev visited a farm firm in the Orenburg Region. Its director, Victor Golodnikov, told the president about the firm’s work and production.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankBig agriculture business lives alongside private gardens in the Orenburg Region. People grow their own watermelons, and Medvedev tasted one.
Big agriculture business lives alongside private gardens in the Orenburg Region. People grow their own watermelons, and Medvedev tasted one.
Dmitry Medvedev liked the local apples as well
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klimentiev / Go to the mediabankThen Dmitry Medvedev went to a milk factory. On the way he made an unscheduled stop at an ordinary grocery. Medvedev took a look at the variety of food on offer and had a short talk with the customers. He was mostly interested in changes in price.
Then Dmitry Medvedev went to a milk factory. On the way he made an unscheduled stop at an ordinary grocery. Medvedev took a look at the variety of food on offer and had a short talk with the customers. He was mostly interested in changes in price.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankThe Orenburg milk factory is famous in the sector for employing advanced technology. All the milk products of the factory were shown to Medvedev.
The Orenburg milk factory is famous in the sector for employing advanced technology. All the milk products of the factory were shown to Medvedev.
Medvedev tasted the Orenburg kefir himself.