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Putin and Medvedev have fun in the ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a snowmobile. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Despite the fresh snow and zero temperature in the mountains, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin skiing and snowmobiling. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Vladimir Putin holds confidently, because it is not his first experience of managing a snowmobile. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

A year ago at the same place the country's leaders have spent their Christmas vacation and decided to do it again. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana talked to who came here to relax children. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

In a relaxed obtanovke can assess the preparations for the 2014 Olympics, which will be held in Sochi.

Their faces can be seen that the level of training suits. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have time to explore and local slopes. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Neither the warm weather, no fresh snow did not spoil the New Year's mood leaders. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Some time was devoted to conversations with other tourists and signing autographs resort comers. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)

Government duo also briefly looked at the cafe.
It became known that the government plans to spend more than 1 trillion rubles (33 billion dollars) to prepare for the Olympics. (REUTERS / RIA Novosti / Kremlin / Dmitry Astakhov)