Social commentator and all-around gossip Bozhena Rynska wrote in her LiveJournal that Bastrykin was 'all bark and no bite,' though she expressed a certain respect for his audacity:
Bozhena Rynska, comentarista de sociales y chismes de toda clase, escribió en su cienta de LiveJournal que Bastrykin 'ladra y no muerde', aunque expresó cierto respeto por su audacia: