Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy dies

Vyacheslav Volodin, the decrease home of the Russian Parliament, introduced on the plenary assembly that Zhirinovskiy handed away.

He had been receiving remedy since Feb.

volodin, “After an extended and tough sickness, Vladimir Zhirinovskiy handed away” stated.

Zhirinovskiy, 75, had been receiving remedy on the hospital the place he was taken in Moscow since February 2, with the prognosis of Kovid-19.

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One of many main figures in Russian politics and recognized for his anti-Western rhetoric, Vladimir Jirinovskiy was born on April 26, 1946 in Almaty, the previous capital of Kazakhstan.

Zhirinovskiy graduated from Moscow State College, Institute of Asian and African International locations, and accomplished his regulation diploma in 1977. It was a leap ahead in his political profession for Jirinovskiy, who started his profession in 1983 as head of the authorized unit at Mir publishing firm.

Zhirinovskiy based the Russian Liberal Democratic Celebration (LDPR) in 1987. A 12 months later, Zhirinovskiy, who took over the top of the Moscow-based celebration, was quickly expelled from the celebration for his anti-Western and confrontational views. Describing Britain as Russia’s “main enemy of the previous few centuries”, Zhirinovskiy is understood for his populist and nationalist rhetoric.

By the identical identify, Zhirinovskiy, who based his personal celebration LDPR in 1991, ran for the Presidency of Russia. He took the third place within the elections with 7.8 p.c of the votes, thus gaining extra recognition. Jirinovskiy surprised the world when the LDPR gained 22.8 p.c of the vote within the 1993 Russian parliamentary elections.

Alternatively, Zhirinovskiy, who strongly denied that he was of Jewish origin, later revealed that his father was Jewish. Zhirinovskiy ran for the presidency many occasions however didn’t win. Within the 1999 parliamentary elections, LDPR celebration members had been accused of cash laundering and disqualified from the elections.

Subsequently, Zhirinovskiy was capable of be a part of smaller political actions and win 17 seats within the decrease legislature, the Duma. Zhirinovskiy was elected Vice-President of the Duma in 2000 and 2004. Within the 2012 presidential election, the place he was the final candidate, Zhirinovskiy acquired solely 6 p.c of the votes.

Jirinovskiy, who spoke English, French and German, additionally spoke Turkish.