Mr Medvedev this month also fired the governor of the far northern province of Murmansk, after he hinted publicly that a mayoral candidate backed by United Russia had used dirty tricks in an election campaign. 梅德韦杰夫上月还罢免了极北的摩尔曼斯克州(Murmansk)的州长。此前他公开暗示称,一位统一俄罗斯党支持的市长候选人在竞选中使用了不正当的手段。