
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called for a “backwards” Russia to modernise its economy and political system and make a clean break with the past.
By Charles Clover in Moscow
Published: November 12 2009 10:46 | Last updated: November 12 2009 19:12

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called for a “backwards” Russia to modernise its economy and political system and make a clean break with the past.