A web protest has erupted in Russia from women teachers stripping off to complain about a colleague forced out of her job for wearing a short dress and swimsuits.

Tatiana Kuvshinnikova, 38, was accused of dressing 'like a prostitute' and provoking male pupils to lust after her.

But now under the hashtag #учителятожелюди - meaning 'teachers are humans too' - she has won nationwide support from hundreds of female colleagues proudly posting their revealing pictures.

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Teachers in Russia posting photos of themselves stripping off to show solidarity with a colleague who was fired (Darya Snigirevadashasnig pictured)

This was the picture of Tatiana Kuvshinnikova that outraged parents who complained to the school which fired her

A protest video showed teachers walking into the sea in their classroom clothes to mock complainants who say school staff should never be seen revealing any flesh.

Anastasia, teacher of Russian language from Ivanovo, said that Tatiana Kuvshinnikova, from Barnaul in Siberia, is an ice swimmer and the pictures for which she was slated by her school director and some parents were linked to her sporting prowess.

Posting her own beach picture, Anastasia taunted her own bosses to dismiss her if they don't like it.

'How do you think a modern teacher must meet the requirements of parents and their superiors…?

'Family status? Breast size? The length of her skirt? Waist? Hobbies?

'Being a great lover of experiments, I will post these photos. Let's see how soon I get fired …'

Dasha Lukashenskaya, a teacher from Velikie Luki, said 'people have gone entirely mad' over the Kuvshinnikova case.

She asked: 'Are teachers a different race?'

Anastasia, a teacher of Russian language from Ivanovo posted a picture of her at the beach and taunted her own bosses to dismiss her if they don't like it

Under the hashtag #учителятожелюди - meaning 'teachers are humans too' - hundreds of female colleagues are proudly posting their revealing pictures, such as Olesya

'A teacher's private life is a teacher's private life,' she said, urging parents to stop digging dirt of school staff who are good professionals.

An English teacher from Omsk in Siberia, Alyona Chupriyanova-Tarasova, attacked the persecution of a colleague for wearing a swimsuit.

She said: 'Are teachers not people or what? Does a photo in a swimsuit insult the dignity of others?'

Liudmila Alexandrovna posted her own picture in a bikini and asked why it was a 'scandal' to have 'photos of a teacher in a swimsuit'.

'Why does it cause such a reaction? Why do people see evil in that?

'Isn't it an example to follow? A woman in good physical shape aged 38 taking care of her health. What is sexual here? What damage can it cause to pupils?

'There is more explicit stuff on TV. Why aren't parents complaining about it? Teachers are humans too, I am supporting the teacher from Barnaul.'

A teacher called Dasha from Yekaterinburg posted her own revealing picture and said she had sent in her resignation latter.

'I did it because apart from the joy of sharing knowledge teaching also brings disappointment in the modern educational system, in methods, bureaucracy, and finally relations with school management that demand turning a child into a disciplined robot,' she complained.

Irina Katsuba defied her bosses posting: 'So we have no right to wear piercings, tattoos, coloured hair and take photos in a swimming suit? Why not?'

Alyona Chupriyanova-Tarasova, attacked the persecution of a colleague for wearing a swimsuit. She said: 'Are teachers not people or what?

Viktoria Sheik, an English language teacher from Saratov, complained that teachers face parents using 'Sherlock Holmes methods' to find their social media.

She asked: 'Why is it possible for everyone to climb into a teacher's private life…?

Yet 'teachers cannot condemn drunken parents, or those who beat their children, and give an iPhone instead of love'.

She said: 'For the younger generation to grow up normal, everyone should set an example for them, and not just teachers.

'Parents first. Worried that the child will see the photo of the teacher from the beach, well, then do not take the child to the beach.

'Are you are afraid to see your class teacher in a shop with wine?

'Well then start with yourself so that your children will not see you drunk at home.'

Yana Abdullina posted: 'I want to remind everyone that we are humans too.What is happening now is bullying.'

'Teachers have the right to a private life including swimsuits, piercing and tattoos, hobbies and interests and, God forgive, sex.

'Remember, we can play different social roles. We are not dragging our private lives to school. So don't dig into it, moralists.'

Kuvshinnikova has posted pictures of herself in a short glittering dress and heels, ice swimming, and bikini-clad dancing in snow with schoolgirls

Olga Goncharenko wrote in fury: 'This is a vent-off post. I have just watched the news about Barnaul about a cautious mummy who, Oh God, saw a teacher in a swimsuit in social media, and, most likely saved children from suspicious elements in educational system.

'But teachers are humans too. They know how to relax …

'Crazily cautious parents should stop poking there nose in places where they they have no right. Watch yourselves.'

Kuvshinnikova has posted pictures of herself in a short glittering dress and heels, ice swimming, and bikini-clad dancing in snow with schoolgirls.

Her school director Olga Gain - who tried to fire her in February before other parents backed the teacher in a show of support - declared in an interview with local media: 'This is how only prostitutes dress - high heels, dress above the knees, and everything on show.

Viktoria Sheik (pictured), an English language teacher from Saratov, complained that teachers face parents using 'Sherlock Holmes methods' to find their social media

'Who are you trying to lure? You do not have the right to use the title 'teacher'.

'You are a stain on the reputation of the school. It is not surprising that boy pupils are in love with you - and there is only one step left to paedophilia.'

After the school director fired her there was a protest by parents and she stayed.

But this month Kuvshinnikova quit, citing harassment at school.

This prompted regional education minister Maxim Kostenko to find her another job, branding the reaction of the school director as outdated.

He said: 'Modern school needs educators who promote a healthy lifestyle, sports.'

Kostenko blamed 'contradictions between the generations' for the outcry against her and called for teachers to be 'more tolerant to each other and to maintain patience'.

He stressed: 'Personally, I do not see anything reprehensible in the photographs that this teacher-athlete posted.'

Marina Kokoreva stips down to her bikini at the beach to show support for the fired teacher

Anna poses by the pool in a dark red bikini for the cause which is being endorsed by hundreds of Russian women

Anastasia said: 'How do you think a modern teacher must meet the requirements of parents and their superiors…? 'Family status? Breast size? The length of her skirt? Waist? Hobbies?'