Darya Sibiryova: Hello, my name is Darya Sibiryova. I’m a member of the Belgorod Student Union. My question may seem frivolous, but I think it is very important. I’d like to ask you about the law On the Police and the new names of its divisions, like the State Inspectorate of Traffic Safety. My friends said they stumbled across the acronyms of the new posts’ names. I am not going to swear, I’ll just read out the acronyms. Vladimir Putin: You’re going to read out the acronyms for the new divisions or the names of the new divisions? Darya Sibiryova: Same divisions – new names… Vladimir Putin: Names, okay… Darya Sibiryova: PUPS [Russian for “baby doll”], PIZDYUN [sounds like an insulting expletive in Russian]. Vladimir Putin: Sorry? Darya Sibiryova: PIZDYUN – a police inspector for the protection of children and teenagers. Sorry, but I wasn’t the one to come up with them. A police inspector for traffic is abbreviated to PIDR [sounds like the Russian for “faggot”]. The state united inspection would be GEI [Russian for “gays”]. I hope that it’s not so, but there is a rumour going around on social networks. I want to believe that it’s just a rumour. If so, maybe it’s better to think up something different before it’s not too late? Sorry if my question sounded inappropriate. Vladimir Putin: This is the first time I’ve heard these acronyms. I mean these words are quite common. But it’s certainly strange that law enforcement agencies should be called this way. Anyway, I think you will agree with me that the need for a reform of the law enforcement system became evident long ago. The main idea behind President Medvedev’s initiatives is to overhaul current practices in law enforcement agencies and change their staff, not just their names. It’s certainly too premature to speak about the effects of the reform, but it’s obvious that it has a righteous goal and is needed. Clearly, the question is whether the state will meet its targets. We’ll see. By and large, it is not a matter of new names. The reform is aimed at changing the essence of law enforcement and changing its staff. The entire system will undergo a major transformation, which I mentioned in my address. If you took a closer look, you’d see that very few agencies will remain as they are. The law enforcement system is being reformed. We are raising wages. I gave the figures in my address. New staff members will receive 33,000-35,000 roubles, or even more. These are good wages, compared to the average salary in the economy. In 2012, it is expected to approach 25,000 roubles, while new law enforcement staff members will receive 33,000 roubles, or even more, up to 40,000. That’s already something. The average salary will be 25,000 roubles… A nurse receives only 4,300 roubles. There will be something to choose from, I hope. There is no room for nonsense in the new system, I understand. Anyway, society will give the verdict on our effectiveness. And we need to try our best to be as effective as possible.