The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

DMITRY MEDVEDEV

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AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Former deputy Prime Minister and President-elect of Russia
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: He was elected! In an election! How could that be bad?

CON: The freeness and fairness of said election has been disputed by international monitors. And Medvedev's first act, upon receiving Putin's endorsement, was to endorse Putin for Prime Minister — more or less ensuring that the real power in Russia will now reside in the PM's office.

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