Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Владимир Жириновский
Official portrait, 2009
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
In office
18 April 1992 – 6 April 2022
Succeeded by
Parliamentary leader of the LDPR in the State Duma
In office
21 December 2011 – 6 April 2022
Preceded byIgor Lebedev
Succeeded byLeonid Slutsky (acting)
In office
12 December 1993 – 18 January 2000
Succeeded byIgor Lebedev
Vice Chairman of the State Duma
In office
18 January 2000 – 21 December 2011
Chairman
Preceded byMikhail Gutseriyev
Succeeded byIgor Lebedev
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office
17 December 1995 – 6 April 2022
Succeeded byAndrey Svintsov
Member of the State Duma for Moscow Oblast
In office
11 January 1994 – 17 January 1996
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyShchyolkovo (No. 114)
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union
In office
1989–1992
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Volfovich Eidelshtein

(1946-04-25)25 April 1946
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
(now Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Died6 April 2022(2022-04-06) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
Spouse
Galina Lebedeva
(m. 1971)
Children3, including Igor Lebedev
EducationMoscow State University (DPhil)
Occupation
Awards
ReligionRussian Orthodox
Signature
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Branch/serviceSoviet Army
Years of service1970–1972
RankColonel

Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Владимир Вольфович Жириновский, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈvolʲfəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrʲɪˈnofskʲɪj], Eidelstein, Russian: Эйдельштейн; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022)[1] was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) from its creation in 1992 until his death in 2022.[1][2] He had been 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.[3]

He served as a deputy chairman of the State Duma from 2000 until 2011. He also worked as a delegate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 2008. During his lifetime, Zhirinovsky ran in every single Russian presidential election apart from in 2004.

He was known for many controversies, as well as staunch advocacy for Russian military action against NATO.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Steele, Jonathan (6 April 2022). "Vladimir Zhirinovsky obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil; Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (6 April 2022). "Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky Dies at 75; Ultranationalist Russian Politician". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Жириновский Владимир Вольфович" (in Russian). State Duma. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ilyushina, Mary; Bernstein, Adam (6 April 2022). "Vladimir Zhirinovsky, ultranationalist Russian political leader, dies at 75". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Profiles of Russia's 2012 presidential election candidates". BBC News. 30 January 2012.

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