the next russian president...

[Thelonious Monk]

...is a metalhead and vinyl lover.

http://english.pravda.ru/russia/kremlin/12-12-2007/102708-Dmitry_Medvedev-0

Medvedev, dubbed by Western press as a baby-faced man, is a big fan of music. He prefers to listen to hard rock: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple are his favorite bands. Medvedev likes to play vinyl disks, not CDs.

Dmitry Medvedev tries to keep up his shape: he has a treadmill in his home and he regularly works out. When he has free time, Medvedev likes to play chess. As for television, he is a fan of Discovery channel.

[Duggeh]

Putin was too busy pulling the legs off small european countries to listen to vinyl.

[postjack]

wow, i'm just like him, except for the exercise, chess, and presidential position. I was president of my class in high school though, so that is pretty similar.

[JBLoudG20]

PJ, president of a class of 10 isn't all that impressive. Especially since your 'first lady' was your cousin. I know how y'all roll down souf.

[Happy Camper]

This souf isn't where they sale rubbers at family reunions is it? Where small farm animals hide when chores are done? A virgin is able to outrun her brothers? Wait, that's here. Nevermind.

[nibiyabi]

Won't matter anyway. Currently, Russia has a mixed (i.e., presidential and parliamentary) system, and the PM is no more than a figurehead. Putin's party has an overwhelming majority in the parliament, so he will probably just become the PM and have all the power transferred to himself again, making the president a figurehead.