Pierre Sidibe

Yesterday Vladimir Putin met with nine-year-old Dasha Varfolomeyeva from Buryatia, plus her sister and mother at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo in the Moscow area.

Dasha was lucky to get through to the "Conversation with Vladimir Putin", broadcast live on December 4. The girl complained that she did not have a beautiful New Year's dress. Yesterday the Prime Minister gave Dasha a big cream crinoline dress and a doll as a present. Also, Putin said that Dasha's schoolmates will get a New Year's present. "The school will receive a cutting-edge computer classroom with Internet access," the Prime Minister promised.