Vedomosti also compiled its quotes of the year. There are a couple of gems. For example: “As far back as the winter of 2006–2007, I knew that Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev would become the new president. Then by summer, to be honest, I began to doubt whether that was really the case, but by autumn I was convinced that it was.” Sergei Mironov Chairman of the Federation Council (Russia’s upper house of parliament), chairman of the A Just Russia party My “beloved” Gunvor also gets a mention: “As for Gunvor, the business there is run by professional, well-trained people who know the market, which is why they are so successful, not because they are close to someone. Plenty of people are close to someone, but not everyone can organize things that well. Gunvor is a normal company. If everyone worked the way Gunvor does, life here would probably be different too.” Nikolai Tokarev President of Transneft http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2008/12/30/176032