Show More. Dmitry Medvedev, in full Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, (born September 14, 1965, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), Russian lawyer and politician who served as president (2008–12) and prime minister (2012–20) of Russia. Medvedev was born into a middle-class family in suburban Leningrad (now St. Petersburg ).

