Putin's rynda
Encyclopedia
Putin's rynda is an internet meme
, which refers to the LiveJournal
's user's post, picked by the radio station Echo of Moscow
and forwarded to the Prime Minister of Russia
Vladimir Putin
. The post, written on August 1, 2010 with obscene words by the Russian user top-lap, who introduced himself as Alexander, criticised the fire safety
condition in his native village and emphasized the disappearance of the village's old fire alarm bell, which top-lap called "rynda" (a ship's bell in Russian). Top-lap asked to support his appeal, directed to the authorities of Kalyazinsky District
in Russia's Tver Oblast
. The post was spotted by the Echo of Moscow's editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov
on August 1. According to Venediktov, he "saw that this message contains not only a money request or criticism of authorities, but a proposal to organize a voluntary fire guard if discounts are offered" and "it appeared as something new" to him. Venediktov forwarded the post with his accompanying commentary on August 2. Putin's reply was e-mailed two days later. The rynda was ultimately installed, although top-lap claimed he was visited by the authorities who took his USB flash drive
s and hard drive, that reportedly stored nothing but video games.
In August, 2010 the question "what is rynda" became the top query on Yandex
search engine, briefly surpassing the word "love". Putin's rynda also became a subject of political cartoons and is mentioned in the November page of the erotic calendar Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!
Internet meme
The term Internet meme is used to describe a concept that spreads via the Internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although the latter concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.-Description:...
, which refers to the LiveJournal
LiveJournal
LiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
's user's post, picked by the radio station Echo of Moscow
Echo of Moscow
Echo of Moscow is a Russian radio station based in Moscow, broadcasting in many Russian cities, in some of the former-Soviet republics , and via the Internet, which some observers describe as "the last bastion of free media in Russia"...
and forwarded to the Prime Minister of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation The use of the term "Prime Minister" is strictly informal and is not allowed for by the Russian Constitution and other laws....
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
. The post, written on August 1, 2010 with obscene words by the Russian user top-lap, who introduced himself as Alexander, criticised the fire safety
Fire safety
Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the...
condition in his native village and emphasized the disappearance of the village's old fire alarm bell, which top-lap called "rynda" (a ship's bell in Russian). Top-lap asked to support his appeal, directed to the authorities of Kalyazinsky District
Kalyazinsky District
Kalyazinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 36 in Tver Oblast, Russia....
in Russia's Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
. The post was spotted by the Echo of Moscow's editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov
Alexei Venediktov
Alexei Venediktov is a Russian journalist, editor-in-chief and host at the Echo of Moscow radio station, president of the Echo TV Russia.- Biography :Alexei graduated from the evening division of Moscow Pedagogical State University in 1978...
on August 1. According to Venediktov, he "saw that this message contains not only a money request or criticism of authorities, but a proposal to organize a voluntary fire guard if discounts are offered" and "it appeared as something new" to him. Venediktov forwarded the post with his accompanying commentary on August 2. Putin's reply was e-mailed two days later. The rynda was ultimately installed, although top-lap claimed he was visited by the authorities who took his USB flash drive
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
s and hard drive, that reportedly stored nothing but video games.
In August, 2010 the question "what is rynda" became the top query on Yandex
Yandex
Yandex is a Russian IT company which operates the largest search engine in Russia and develops a number of Internet-based services and products. Yandex is ranked as 5-th world largest search engine...
search engine, briefly surpassing the word "love". Putin's rynda also became a subject of political cartoons and is mentioned in the November page of the erotic calendar Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin! is an English title of the erotic calendar, released by the Russian publishing house "Fakultet" for the 58th birthday of Vladimir Putin on October 7, 2010. The calendar features twelve semi-nude female students of journalism faculty at the Moscow State University , each...