Putin Disparue

Who's next? What's worse?  Putin's hiding in a shoebox under some chippy's bed somewhere, and the world is shitting bricks.  Who would take charge if and when Putin does himself in from some venereal disease or whatever?  That will probably be a blast as the belief is that Putin is the most talented of the bunch, so whoever or whatever replaces him would be less nuanced and sane than ole Vlad.