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Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Russian politician (1946–2022)

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Vladimir Zhirinovsky was a Russian politician and nationalist figure who led the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia for decades and was known for his inflammatory rhetoric and ultranationalist views. His prominence in Russian politics from the 1990s onward made him an influential and controversial voice in the country's political landscape until his death in 2022.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1946-04-25
Died: 2022-04-06
Works: 2

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Film & TV

Acting · Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Known for

Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! — Self (archive footage)2021
СССР. Знак качества — депутат Государственной Думы РФ2021
Мне смешно — Гость2019
The Patriot — himself2018
Evening Urgant — Self2012
LDPR. 20 Years Facing Russia2009
Journey from Santa Barbara to Moscow, or the Adventures of an American in Russia — himself2005
Paris love Kostya Gumankova2004
Oligarchs2004
The School for Scandal2002

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

Zhirinovsky served as a deputy chairman of the State Duma from 1993 to 2000 and from 2011 until 2022. 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 except for the 2004 election.