Mr Medvedev, a first deputy prime minister, told lawyers it was "necessary to give state employees more thorough and better legal training". President Vladimir Putin has named Mr Medvedev as his preferred successor. The election will be held on 2 March.
Mr Medvedev has refused to take part in live TV debates with rival candidates. The BBC's Russia analyst Steven Eke says a powerful public relations machine has been set in motion to groom Mr Medvedev as the nation's next leader. He is also chairman of the state energy giant Gazprom.
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With Medvedev now exceeding Putin with the people, he has announced some of his goals. He has lead on that their is no tension between Russia and the West. He has also insisted all of the political figures in Russia should get more training, and he is pushing for a huge leap of modernization. With Medvedev refusing to participate in debates, it seems he believes he is higher than all the other candidates.
Also since he is trying to modernize and keep much of Russia's plans secret, Russia may very well become a super power once more. The soviet Union only remained a super power because of its secrecy, and it seems that Medvedev would like to return to this state of secrecy and supremacy.
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