"In a strange turn of events, the US is funds Russian opposition parties against Putin. Putin is removed from power, but the main opposition party is the KPRF, the others are too weak and deorganized to oppose them. Gennady Zyuganov becomes head of state and allies Russia with China."
It will never happen, because the KPRF is mostly pro-Putin nowadays.
"In a strange turn of events, the US is funds Russian opposition parties against Putin. Putin is removed from power, but the main opposition party is the KPRF, the others are too weak and deorganized to oppose them. Gennady Zyuganov becomes head of state and allies Russia with China."
It will never happen, because the KPRF is mostly pro-Putin nowadays.
Zyuganov had a real chance in 1996, but of course propped up that garbage pile Yeltsin.
New leadership or an 'unexpected' purge is always on the table