Putin 's rynda ( ) is an internet meme which refers to a LiveJournal user post , picked up 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 during the 2010 Russian wildfires 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 drives and hard drive , that reportedly stored nothing but video games
2010 Russian wildfires
2010 Russian wildfires
Putin's rynda