Russia suffered what could be considered a mortal head wound
One of the heads of the beast, may not refer to an individual man but rather to a country. Russia may be that country, as it appeared to be collapsed but it is coming back just the same as before.
With what can be done with computer animation, a person who died could be made to seem alive as well, so there are many possibilties of what this could mean.
The list of qualifications for the role:
Anti-Christian
Anti-Jew
Pro-Arab
Pro-Islam
Pro-One World Governement
Militant
Popular
Rich