If Putin was no longer alive does he have a second in command

[BigmanPigman]

who would take over and rule just like Putin or is there a chance that a less evil dictator would rule Russia?

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. I'm sure there are a bunch of people who would fight for the spot.

I’ll bet he has a hand picked protégé but who’s to say wether those jackals would honor it? I’ll bet there will be a power war.

[muntrv]

2. There is Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister.

I don't know if he would be like Putin.

[Karadeniz]

3. Obama seemed to prefer him back when. But now? He'd probably keep up the dirty tricks.

[dewsgirl]

7. He's the guy with the mustache right? And the big eyes?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. No, that's Peskov, his press secretary

Medvedev is a little guy, even shorter than Putin (who doesn’t want you to know he’s short.)

[dewsgirl]

10. I thought he was just an oligarch, these Russian names

can be so hard. I've heard the name a few times. I watched 3 episodes of Chernobyl before I could remember their names, maybe it's just me.😒

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. I'm only familiar with them because I've been doing a lot of research on them for a project of mine.

And I've gotten to know them a little bit better than most.

But yeah, it's easy to confuse their names and faces.

(Also, Chernobyl was phenomenal, but that's a different story.)

[dewsgirl]

14. Yes, it was excellent..I've watched it twice.

And a million tribute videos, this one is my favorite.

The book Midnight In Chernobyl, also blew me away.

[NightWatcher]

4. You about to go "James Bond" or "Jason Bourne"on him?

If so, I've pictured dingleberry in chief as a mid level Bond Villain and pooty as the head of Spectre.

Godspeed Biggy Piggy

[JonLP24]

5. Whoever would take over would probably still engage in a cold war

The USSR ended but they are still deploying active measures & US hasn't changed much either.

[Golden Raisin]

8. And many Russians apparently seem OK

with an authoritative, powerful, Czar-like Head of State.

[Xolodno]

11. Because that's all they know. And...

...they see elections as necessary, but also destabilizing to the "empire".

Trump getting the presidency and being used by Putin, the stupidity of Brexit and of course, having to deal with Yeltsin...gives them confirmation that once you get a strong authoritarian leader, you keep that leader around for awhile.

[El Supremo]

6. Donaldski!

Trumpalin.

[Xolodno]

12. Probably Dmitry Medvedev

Putin gave him a test run and seemed to like him.

[OliverQ]

15. Medvedev

He swaps places with Putin periodically to give the appearance of a change of power, but Putin is still always in charge. Medvedev would likely take the mantle from Putin.