The Russian national final took place on 9 March 2008 at the Akademicheskiy Concert Hall in Moscow , hosted by Oxana Fedorova and Oskar Kuchera . 27 songs competed and the winner was selected through a combination of televoting ( 50 % ) and jury voting ( 50 % ) . 2007 Serbian entrant Marija Šerifović , 2008 Ukrainian entrant Ani Lorak and 2008 Belarusian entrant Ruslan Alekhno were the interval acts during the show . Dima Bilan was the winner with the song " Believe " , earning top marks from both the public and the jury panel . Bilan previously represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008