One Russian-language LJ blog alluded to Ambassador McFaul's reputation as being an instigator of revolution, scoffed at Ambassador McFaul's call for an open dialogue with the Russian people using citizen media, and suggested that his arrival in Russia was well-timed in that it preceded the presidential elections that will be held this spring:
Un blog LJ ruso aludía a la reputación del Embajador McFaul como instigador de la revolución, burlándose del llamamiento del Embajador a un diálogo abierto con los rusos utilizando las redes sociales, y sugería que su llegada a Rusia estaba cuidadosamente calculada, justo ahora, antes de las elecciones presidenciales de esta primavera: