Novosibirsk teacher forced to resign over comedy video In Novosibirsk, Ruslan's teacher was forced to resign after posting a comic strip in which he drinks vodka and eats potatoes. Ruslan, who worked at the Lyceum of Information Technologies, explained that the video was inspired by the popular trend of the song "Phoenix", and received more than two million views. The head teacher then called him and demanded that the video be deleted, citing complaints from parents and a violation of pedagogical ethics. "A week later, the head teacher for educational work called me. He said the parents sent the video, do you think it's normal to put something like that on the internet? Where is the ethics of your teaching? It should be removed," the man said. Ruslan refused, pointing out that the content was posted on his personal page and was not related to the school. He was offered a choice: delete the videos or stop. Ruslan chose to write a letter of resignation of his own free will.