Russian extreme nationalism party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior The lawmaker, whose rhetoric alarmed the West but appealed to the Russians’ protests, has died at the age of 75, according to the statement. made by speaker of less house of Russia parliament on Wednesday.
State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Zhirinovsky died after a “serious and protracted illness”. The legislator was taken to the hospital with COVID-19 on February 2 in In late March, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Zhirinovsky was “in dangerous situation.”
as a leader of Liberal Democratic Party for Three decades, Zhirinovsky was notorious for Making strong statements that are neither liberal nor democratic and are usually made with Fierce glare.
Call for Russia to regain control by force of Alaska from the United States, suggested that Russia hit former Residence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with nuclear weapon he wanted DNA test To find out if he is close to Donald Trump.
he is also He claimed to have received a total of Eight COVID-19 shots since August 2020.
While Zhirinovsky played a file role of A wild man, considered by many to be tamed one subject to the Kremlin. at parliamentfor him party routinely support Measures set by more rigid united russia partyIt’s President Vladimir Putin power stationed.
Zhirinovsky founded the Free Democrats in 1991 when the Soviet Union was disintegrating, and group became the state first Officially recognized opposition party. Later accounts confirm that its formation was the KGB project It aims to divert legitimate opposition sentiments into ineffective channels.
In its early years, it was party She had a great presence in parliament. He. She won The biggest one share of votes in The 1993 parliamentary elections and took 64 seats in The Duma has 450 members. steadily emerging declinedAnd after the 2021 elections, a party I was down to 21 seats.
Although party’s influence receded, Zhirinovsky remained a lively figure and his comments were received with Enthusiasm or aversion but rarely indifference.
Zhirinovsky was born in Almaty, the capital of Then Soviet Kazakhstan, like Vladimir Volfovich Edelstein, moved to Moscow at the age of 18 to undertake Turkish studies at Moscow State University.
after military Service, holding a variety of Posts in State committees and unions. His political activities did not receive much attention until the founding of the Liberal Democratic Party eight months before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Zhirinovsky’s father and who abandoned The family in In 1949 he was a Jew of Polish descent – an uncomfortable legacy given strong anti-Semitic views of Russian nationalists. Zhirinovsky has long denied that he has Jewish ancestry but eventually admitted it in 2001 book, ignoring importance of his ethnic background in Distinguished evaluation.
“Why should I reject Russian blood, Russian culture, Russian land and fall in the love with the Jew people just because of That bachelorette drop of my doll father left in Mine mother’s body? ” he wrote.
Brash, confrontational and prone to eyebrow-raising antics, Zhirinovsky was a key player on Russian political scene for The past Three decades and flourished on controversy.
In his condolences from the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin described Zhirinovsky as an expert and energetic, saying that he “always, with any audience, in In the most heated debate, she defended the national position and interests of Russia.”
Often described as a clown in Russian political circles, it was known for His fiery rhetoric is anti-American, liberal and communist.
He seemed to be predicting Prussia military Action in Ukraine when addressed parliament in late December.
“This won’t be peaceful year,” He said in Referring to 2022, he urged Russian forces to strike Ukraine.
“This will be year When Russia finally becomes great country again Everyone will have to shut up. “
He even mentioned February 22 – the day President Putin recognized two separate regions of Ukraine as independent before ordering troops into the pro-Western country two days later.
Since the annexation of Moscow of Crimea in 2014 and its subsequent position-off with In the West, Zhirinovsky turned into an anti-Kyiv public words.
After the annexation, Zhirinovsky arrived in parliament wearing a military Uniform and launched an anti-Ukrainian sermon from the podium.
Zhirinovsky was angry also often draws against United State.
“At night, our scientists will slightly change the gravitational field of He said: “The land, and your country will be under water!” in 2002 video, in which he appeared to be drunk.
It was Zhirinovsky also a favour for making anti-Jewish statements, despite recognizing his father’s Jewish heritage.
naughty boy reputation Regardless, Zhirinovsky was considered a skilled political worker and carefully followed the Kremlin’s line.
“Only the Russian leader can decide what will happen to world in The next 10 to 15 years in April 2021.
He will be remembered for His frequent and often gruesome nationalist revolts behaviorSuch as throwing Glass of liberal juice opponent Boris Nemtsov during a televised debate and fight in parliament’slower’ houseDuma.
His supporters described him as a charismatic orator, who It was popular with Nostalgic Russians for The Soviet Union as well as those who are disappointed with Communists, Democrats and Putin. critics found His provocative nationalism is shocking.
The Russian liberal opposition despised him for Being the Kremlin token opponent who Help channel the discontent.
members of Zhirinovsky party she was behind Some of The most attention-grabbing legislative initiatives in the country. A lawmaker from the Liberal Democratic Party proposed stripping the Russian women of Citizenship for Marriage to foreigners. Another proposed US ban dollar and let women It takes two days of Paid leave per month when menstruating.
Zhirinovsky himself last year Suggest Pay back the age of From childhood to thirty because Russians “understand nothing until they are thirty, they all understand children. “
In 2007, Andrei Lugovoi, who He is wanted in Britain in The murder of former The Russian agent was Alexander Litvinenko elected for Russia parliament as an actor of Zhirinovsky party And still sitting in Duma.
Boy in 1946 in Soviet-era Kazakhstan, Zhirinovsky entered politics After studying Turkish language, philosophy and law.
Putin was just an advisor to the mayor of Saint Petersburg to the Russians first He heard Zhirinovsky’s eruptions during post- a soviet state first free presidential elections in 1991.
The politician promised to cut prices of vodka and “give Every woman is a man.” He took third place with six Million votes.
Zhirinovsky famously said that he hopes so one Russian day soldiers They can ‘wash their shoes’ in water of Indian Ocean.”
despite the marginalization in In recent years, Zhirinovsky continued to give loud nationalist speeches in parliament and appeared regularly on Russian TV talk shows.
