Who Will Be Russia's New President

In my opinion, that does not really matter. The opposition to Mr.Putin, currently prime-minister, cannot be taken seriously. Vladimir Putin will be, no doubt, elected President in March 2012. It may take a second round of elections, but his reign for the next 6 years is virtually secured. The problem is that neither the beloved Vladimir, nor the opposition will be unable to solve the country's problems. Russia is heavily dependent on oil and gaz exports. Other then the energy source for other countries, Russia does not fit into the world economy. It cannnot produce anything that can compete with the products of other countries.