Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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Person.png Vladimir ZhirinovskyRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Vladimir Zhirinovsky.png
BornVladimir Volfovich Eidelstein
25 April 1946
Soviet Union
Died6 April 2022 (Age 75)
Moscow, Russia
Cause of death
COVID 19
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow State University
Victim ofCOVID-19/Premature death
InterestsRussia
Interest of"Philip Cross"
PartyLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
Leading Russian politician who died suddenly

Employment.png Member of the State Duma Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
12 December 1993 - 6 April 2022

Vladimir Zhirinovsky was a Russian ultranationalist politician add the leader of the populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since its creation in 1992 until his death. He was a member of the State Duma since 1993 and leader of the LDPR group in the State Duma from 1993 to 2000, and from 2011 to 2022.

He was the deputy chairman of the State Duma from 2000 to 2001. He also worked as a delegate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 2008. During his lifetime, Zhirinovsky also ran in every single Russian presidential election apart from in 2004.

He was known for many controversies, and advocating for Russia's military actions against the West. He made headlines in February 2022 after correctly predicting the exact date of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a speech made on 27 December 2021.[1]


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