“He is not an avatar. He is alive "

An open letter to the administrators of groups using the name of the politician Evgeny Roizman*

We turn to the administrators and participants of groups leading on behalf of Evgeny Roizman or using his name on the VKontakte social network. There are dozens of such groups of such groups.

You used the name of Evgeny Roizman on the Web, posted posts and comments as if on his behalf, or, at least, many users perceived it. The phenomenon is known. There are numerous communities in social networks that exploit the names of cultural stars, sports, politicians, living or dead, like avatars, like doubles, increasing the audience and collecting advertising. We understand that this is the price of fame and, of course, public recognition.

But Roizman was now imprisoned under this pretext.

He is accused of the fact that it was he who placed a certain video where the logo of the organization prohibited in the Russian Federation, related to Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny, appeared.

Listen, remove your groups from the network. Rename them. While there is a good operation of Evgeny Roizman, his name is monetized, he is sitting. And they are unlikely to just go in two weeks in two weeks. Your goal is that the politics, the artist, the keeper of the culture of icon painting will not forget - become the opposite.

He was remembered to make it silent and disappear for many years. This must be realized. Close to Yevgeny Vadimovich, his lawyers and we, his friends, ask: delete your groups.

You are used to create a reason to "close" Roizman.

Do not give the authorities this reason to "roll up the sleeves of retired executioners." And not only retired. Do not participate in their vile matters.

Protect Eugene, delete your groups.

He is not an avatar. He is alive. And in this capacity we are interested in.

• Alexey Venediktov*

• Dmitry Muratov

(The list is open)

Roizman's letter - VKontakte administration

* Included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of foreign agents.