"Few people in the history of Russia and in world history can be compared with him for force of intellect, clarity of understanding of the past, present and future, and a willingness to take the most difficult but necessary decisions", wrote Chubais.
»"Postavljen je bil pred alternativo: državljanska vojna ali boleče reforme,"« je za radijsko postajo Ekho Moskvy izjavil bivši pod predsednik v vladi Borisa Jelcina, Boris Nemtsov.