| 1. Grew up in Leningrad, known today as Saint Petersburg, and was the only child of his parents. |
| 2. Demonstrated curiosity from a young age, asking many questions in class. |
| 3. Enrolled at Leningrad State University to study law in 1982. |
| 4. Involved in sports during academic years, participated in athletic competitions such as rowing and weight-lifting. |
| 5. Worked as an investigator in the prosecutor’s office before transitioning to academic roles and politics. |
| 6. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), the hometown of Vladimir Putin |
| 7. Owes his entire political career to Putin, who brought him to Moscow after becoming prime minister in 1999 |
| 8. Holds a PhD in law and the title of associate professor |
| 9. His first act as president in 2008 was to appoint Putin as prime minister, allowing Putin to circumvent constitutional term limits |
| 10. Accused of graft in 2017 by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who alleged he built a luxury property empire using embezzled funds |
| 11. Has adopted hardline views on social media since Russia's Ukraine offensive, describing Westerners as 'bastards and degenerates' and raising the possibility of using nuclear weapons |
| 12. Foundations linked to Medvedev have amassed approximately $850 million since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. |
