Alexei Mitrofanov, State Duma deputy (LDPR): This will not happen in Russia. But if it does happen, it would be very bloody. I doubt that the Russian authorities would run if the public threatens them with sticks. This is a different generation.
Ivan Melnikov, first deputy chairman of the KPRF Central Committee: It would be red. Russia is past the stage of an "orange revolution," though it differed in form from what happened in Georgia and Ukraine. But in fact, one ruling group was replaced by another. The replacement of Yeltsin with Putin was designed to lower the risk of uncontrolled developments, to preserve the anti-social economic policy and to prevent a revision of the results of privatization. And the West interfered. It was with Western assistance that Yeltsin left his post "voluntarily".
Georgy Satarov, director of the Indem Foundation: Nothing can be predicted in Russia. The thing is that public disappointment in Putin is tinted in different ideological and political colors. The military, the governors, the left-wing forces, and the right-wing forces are all dissatisfied with Putin. Even a part of the security services, which are not homogeneous, is growing dissatisfied. So, a political alternative to Putin's regime could originate in different sectors, which explains why developments in Russia are unpredictable.
Gennady Gudkov, member of the State Duma security committee from Putin's United Russia: A revolution, if it happens, would be a tragedy for Russia. And it would be blood-red. Aggression is a part of Russian character, which is why our task is to preclude revolution.
