According to the web site of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
the position immediately below "President" in the executive branch of
the Russian government is called "Chairman of the Government" or
"Premier". (Note: In some other sources, the position is called
"Prime Minister".)
"Branches of Power"
Embassy of the Russian Federation
http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/government.htm
[or go to http://www.russianembassy.org/ and click on "Government"
under "Country Profile" in the left-column frame]
I assume that this is the position on which you are seeking
information.
The current Chairman of the Government / Premier is Mikhail M.
Kasyanov.
"Government of the Russian Federation"
Embassy of the Russian Federation
http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/sostav_prav.htm
Here are two sources of information on Premier Kasyanov:
"Persons: Mikhail Kasyanov"
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI): Centre for
Russian Studies
http://www.nupi.no/cgi-win/Russland/personer.exe?1148
"Russia's next PM: Mikhail Kasyanov" (8 May 2000)
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/739714.stm
Incidentally, the Russian government did have the position "Vice
President" in the early 1990s. However, it seems that Aleksandr
Rutskoi was the first and only Vice President of Russia; the position
was abolished in 1993.
"Russia's Week: Volume 5, Issue 39: October 25, 2000: Russian
Federation"
The Jamestown Foundation
http://russia.jamestown.org/pubs/view/bul_005_039_001.htm
"OMRI Russian Presidential Election Survey, No. 3, 16 MAY 1996"
[under the heading "Candidates Consider Restoring Vice Presidency",
about half-way down the page]
Open Media Research Institute List (OMRI-L)
http://adis.cesnet.cz/cgi-bin/lwgate/OMRI-L/archives/omri-l.log9605c/Author/article-7.html
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