Vladimir Zhirinovsky: Russian politician (1946–2022)
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Во́льфович Жирино́вский) (born Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian politician, lawyer and a colonel in the Soviet Army and later the Russian Army.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky | |
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.png) Official State Duma portrait | |
| Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | |
| In office 19 April 1991 – 6 April 2022 | |
| Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party group in the State Duma | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 6 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Lebedev |
| In office 12 December 1993 – 18 January 2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Igor Lebedev |
| Deputy Chairman of the State Duma from Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 18 January 2000 – 21 December 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Igor Lebedev |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 12 December 1993 – 6 April 2022 | |
| Constituency | Shchyolkovsky (1993–95) Federal party list (1995–2022) |
| Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office April 1991 – 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein 25 April 1946 Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
| Died | 6 April 2022 (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Spouse(s) | Galina Lebedeva (m. 1971; div. 1978) |
| Children | Igor Lebedev Oleg Gazdarov Anastasia Petrova |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia, 2nd, 3rd, 4th class)
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russian Federation |
| Rank | Colonel |
Works
He was the founder and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). He was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He was partly of Jewish descent (his father was Jewish). He was the Liberal Democratic presidential candidate in 1991, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.
Zhironovsky was extremely racist and sexist.
2021 speech
Zhirinovsky predicted in a speech on December 27 2021, the exact date when the Russian military invaded eastern Ukraine. He said "At 4 a.m. on February 22, you will feel [our new policy]. I would like 2022 to be a peaceful year. But I love the truth, for 70 years I have been telling the truth. It will not be peaceful. It will be a year when Russia becomes great again."
Death
In February 2022, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in Moscow with COVID-19. A month later, it was reported he was being treated for COVID-related problems such as sepsis and respiratory failure.
Zhirinovsky died from problems caused by the virus on 6 April 2022, aged 75.
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