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The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
Chess Player
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City of Winds
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