A second is that he has a wholly different successor in mind-who might be Mr Fradkov himself (or, even more surprisingly, Mr Zubkov).

第二，他心里有一个完全不同的继任者—这个人可能是弗拉德科夫(或者，更让人吃惊的祖布科夫)。

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As prime minister, Mr Fradkov, a former trade negotiator, was a study in obedience to Mr Putin.

ECONOMIST: Russia's government

Russia's financial markets reacted calmly to Mr Fradkov's appointment, with the main share index recovering quickly after an initial decline.

BBC: Analysis

Observers had expected Mr Fradkov to give way to one of the men Mr Putin has publicly groomed to take over.

ECONOMIST: Russia's government