The woman in the photo is named Tatyana Zima. She works for the Moscow mounted police. Well, that is, she used to—she was fired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the fact that SHE FOLLOWS ME ON INSTAGRAM. ⠀ Media reports say that Zima was dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs with no possibility of reinstatement. “They just kept thinking of how to get rid of me <…> They came up with this story, claiming that I failed the Internal Security check because I follow Navalny and, in general, I’m an opposition supporter and therefore can’t serve my country. Yes, I follow him on Instagram, but is that really forbidden? I’m disappointed in the system—I didn’t think it was this rotten.” ⠀ I have a request for everyone: here is Tatyana’s Instagram, @zimatatiana. Go to her page, give her a couple of likes, and write something kind. If the system is persecuting a completely innocent person, then let’s at least offer a kind word. ⠀ How can someone be fired from their job over the “wrong subscription” on Instagram? And is it really normal that people in the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while being paid with our tax money, spend their time running through employees’ Instagram accounts and checking who liked whom? ⠀ And personally, I want to say this: Tatyana, don’t be upset. Our whole country is set up this way right now: the bosses are either idiots or thieves. But any decent person, regardless of their political views, is on your side now. I’m sure honest officers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are too. Sooner or later, we will achieve a system in which the police truly serve as a pillar of law and order, and their leadership is concerned with fighting crime, employees’ working conditions, and their social protections—not Instagram. That kind of police force exists in many countries, which means we can have it too. ⠀ And as for those who wronged you, we’ll send them to clean the stables of the Moscow mounted police. Happy upcoming holidays to you.