Background
Svetlana Linnik was born into a military family in Kronstadt, a town administered by Leningrad. She was the youngest daughter of her parents.
Svetlana Linnik was born into a military family in Kronstadt, a town administered by Leningrad. She was the youngest daughter of her parents.
The Medvedevs married in 1993, after they had completed their studies.
Svetlana was active in extracurricular activities in school and took an active part in school-held KVNs, spectacles, performances and other events. In 1987, she began studying at the Saint St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. In her first year of university, she switched to evening courses and started working full-time.
After the couple moved to Moscow, Medvedeva directed several Russian-Italian initiatives Sister cities Milan – Saint St. Petersburg and Venice – Saint St. Petersburg which intended to develop tourism between these cities.
In 2006, she initiated the annual Russian art festival in Bari, Italy. In the same year, she headed the initiative for the institution of Family Day in Russia.
She has already caused something of a media frenzy even though she shies away from photographers and rarely gives interviews. Medvedeva currently chairs the management council of multitier program Spiritual and moral culture of younger generation of Russia created with blessing of Alexy II of Moscow.
She has taken up the pro-life cause in Russia"s efforts to restrict abortion in 2011.
On 20 August 2010 she visited both the National Gallery and History Museum of Armenia along with the Armenian first lady Rita Sargsyan. Following the exhibition, the Armenian first lady showed her a 5500-year-old shoe which was discovered in 2008 in Vayots Dzor province. She is also a Pro-Life activist and has been pushing for restrictions on abortion
In addition to her native language, Russian, Medvedeva speaks French.