A clip of state TV pundits discussing how to best win over the Russian public was posted on Twitter on Tuesday by The Daily Beast’s Julia Davis. The clip has since gone viral with over 140,000 views.

“Meanwhile in Russia: Pundits and experts worry about the potential uprising, comparing Russia’s current state to 1916, in the run-up to the revolution of 1917,” she wrote as a caption.

“They worry that the Russian people are getting more angry and social media is adding more heat to the growing volatility.”

Ahead of the February 1917 revolution in Russia, the country saw mass protests and demonstrations, as well as violent clashes with police and authorities.

During the revolution, the Russian monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a provisional government.

On the show in the clip, host Vladimir Solovyov began a discussion by calling for the return of the death penalty in Russia.

He insisted Russia needed to win its war “against NATO” and that saboteurs, terrorists, traitors and deserters should be executed.

HSE University professor Dmitry Evstafiev warned that the Russian people’s patience was not endless and Russia needed to have more success going forward.

“We need a military victory, [the West] needs a political one,” he said.

“They’ve clearly defined the scenario of 1916. You know, our society, the Russian society demonstrates a miraculous social and political resilience which surprised the West, they weren’t counting on it.

“But let’s not think that the potential of society’s patience is endless, sooner or later, it will run out.”

He went on to say that Russia must prepare its society for a long and difficult war, rather than continue to peddle the idea that the conflict in Ukraine will be over quickly.

After another guest suggested Russia needed to avoid panic, host Tigran Keosayan disagreed and said there was no panic in Russian society.

He went on to add that there was something worse—irritation—and it is this irritation, which is similar to the feelings felt in 1916, that must be avoided.

“Why is there so much irritation? Because it seems like the government doesn’t trust the people,” he said.

“What is preventing [the government] from saying, ‘Dear people, mistakes were made, there were miscalculations, reports were crafted to avoid disappointments?’

He continued: “Then we would perceive Kherson in a different [way] because it’s a consequence of mistakes or erroneous plans, and then we will have unity.”

The military withdrawal from Kherson last week marked the third major retreat by President Vladimir Putin’s troops since the war began on February 24.

Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.