Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, who died on November 3, was buried Friday in the Moscow elite Novodevichy Cemetery next to his late wife Valentina Chernomyrdina.
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankA memorial service for Russia's former and longest-serving prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin was held at a government reception hall on Sparrow Hills.
A memorial service for Russia's former and longest-serving prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin was held at a government reception hall on Sparrow Hills.
© RIA NovostiChernomyrdin died early on Wednesday at the age of 72.
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Chernomyrdin died early on Wednesday at the age of 72.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin along with representatives of socio-political and cultural circles attended the funeral.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin along with representatives of socio-political and cultural circles attended the funeral.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabank"He served all his duties with honor, and perhaps the most difficult test for him was to lead the government in 1990s," Medvedev said adding that Chernomyrdin did all he could to solve economic problems and to make society come to comfort.
"He served all his duties with honor, and perhaps the most difficult test for him was to lead the government in 1990s," Medvedev said adding that Chernomyrdin did all he could to solve economic problems and to make society come to comfort.
© RIA NovostiChernomyrdin was buried Friday in the Moscow elite Novodevichy Cemetery next to his late wife Valentina Chernomyrdina.
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Chernomyrdin was buried Friday in the Moscow elite Novodevichy Cemetery next to his late wife Valentina Chernomyrdina.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabank"He was a symbol of the new Russia; together with our new country he made many different decisions, sometimes painful, and served his Motherland his entire life," Medvedev said. "He was a warm-hearted man of great charm and simplicity, open to all. We will remember him."
"He was a symbol of the new Russia; together with our new country he made many different decisions, sometimes painful, and served his Motherland his entire life," Medvedev said. "He was a warm-hearted man of great charm and simplicity, open to all. We will remember him."
© RIA NovostiUkrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller also arrived for the service along with the country's president and prime minister.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller also arrived for the service along with the country's president and prime minister.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe funeral of former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin at Novodevichy Cemetery.
The funeral of former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin at Novodevichy Cemetery.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankThe funeral of former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin at Novodevichy Cemetery.
The funeral of former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin at Novodevichy Cemetery.