Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Date of birth: 25.04.1946

Place of birth and education.

Born in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan). In 1970, he graduated with honors from the Institute of Oriental Languages (later the Institute of Asian and African Countries) at Lomonosov Moscow State University, specializing in 'Turkey and Turkish Language'. In 1977, he also graduated from the evening division of the law faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University as a lawyer.

He speaks English, French, German, and Turkish.

Career.

1969-1970 - Internship at Gosteleradio and the State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations of the USSR. All related materials

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1970-1972 - Military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (in the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District).

1972-1975 - Worked in the Western Europe sector of the International Department of the Soviet Peace Protection Committee.

1975-1977 - Staff member of the dean's office for foreign students of the Higher School of Trade Union Movement.

1977-1983 - Employee of the Legal Collegium of the Ministry of Justice of the USSR.

1983-1990 - Head of the legal department of the Mir publishing house.

Since March 31, 1990, he has been the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (member of the party since 1989, initially was named the LDPSS - Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union).

Since December 12, 1993 - Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all convocations.

From 1993 to 2000 and from 2011 he was the head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

From 2000 to 2011 he was the deputy chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the RF.

He was the LDPR candidate for the presidency of the RSFSR in 1991 and for the presidency of the Russian Federation in elections (1991 - 7.81%, 1996 - 5.78%, 2000 - 2.7%, 2008 - 9.35%, 2012 - 6.22%, 2018 - 5.65%).

Member of the permanent delegation of the Russian Federal Assembly to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

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In the presidential elections of the RSFSR on June 12, 1991, Zhirinovsky took third place (Boris Yeltsin won). During the attempted coup in August 1991, he openly supported the actions of the GKChP.

Very impulsive and scandalous politician. For example, during the recording of the talk show 'One on One' in 1995, he poured juice on his opponent Boris Nemtsov during a quarrel shouting 'Bastard!' When Nemtsov did the same thing, the LDPR leader threw a glass at him and later a talk powder. Almost all public appearances are marked by vivid metaphors and expressions.

In the 1996 presidential elections in Russia, he took fifth place and again lost to Yeltsin. In 2000, he lost to Vladimir Putin (again fifth place) and in 2008 to Dmitry Medvedev. In 2012 he again participated in the presidential race and again lost to Putin, taking fourth place. In the 2018 presidential elections in Russia, Zhirinovsky received 5.65% and took third place.

Ukraine put Zhirinovsky on the list of persona non grata. According to the SBU and some domestic politicians, his statements posed a threat to the national security of the country.

Awards.

Doctor of Philosophy (in 1998 he defended his dissertation on the topic 'Past, Present, and Future of the Russian Nation'). Professor of international law, professor at the sociology faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University, honorary professor of the Moscow State University of Service, honorary doctor of the Moscow State Linguistic University, academician of the International Academy of Ecology and Nature Protection, full member of the International Academy of Informatization, honorary academician of the Academy of Natural Sciences, academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, member of the Academy of Security and Law, professor of the Moscow State Open University.

In 2000, he was awarded the title 'Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation' by decree of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin 'for services to strengthening the Russian state and active legislative activity'.

He was awarded the orders 'For Merit to the Fatherland' of IV degree and of honour, as well as a number of medals, a personal dagger from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Colonel of the reserve.

Scientific and artistic activity.

He has published over 500 books, including 100 volumes of his works titled 'Political Classics'.

Family.

Since 1971 married to Galina Alexandrovna Lebedeva, has three children: sons Igor Lebedev and illegitimate son Oleg Vladimirovich Eidelstein (Gazdarov) (born 1986), from Zhanna Gazdarova, illegitimate daughter Anastasia Vladimirovna Petrova.

The eldest son Igor Vladimirovich Lebedev was born