Three months before elections Putin has appointed to Prime Minister someone most people believe to be his successor- Viktor Zubkov. When one looks at his biography, it does not provide any clear signs as to what direction he would take the nation, he was a career beaurocrat under the old communist regime before joining the gang from St. Petersburg. In first analysis he does not come from the defense establishment, this might be a positive sign, or it could just be a sign he could be easily controlled, time will tell. This might be all a bluff as well to hide the real candidate, stay tuned as we delve deeper and analyze further.