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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (back C), presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), addresses workers during a visit to an aircraft engine factory in Moscow February 21, 2012. Russians will go to the polls for their... View Photo »
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R), presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), speaks with a worker during a visit to an aircraft engine factory in Moscow February 21, 2012. Russia will go to the polls for a presidential... View Photo »
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One of the presidential candidates, Russia's Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, speaks in Moscow, on February 14, 2012, during his joint press conference with another presidential candidate, Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky. ... View Photo »
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Two presidential candidates, Russia's Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov (R) and Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (L), speak during their joint press conference in Moscow, on February 14, 2012. View Photo »
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), shakes hands with Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Russian Communist Party, as they take part in a television pre-election debate on Russia 24 Channel in Moscow February... View Photo »
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), and Gennady Zyuganov (C), leader of the Russian Communist Party, take part in a television pre-election debate on Russia 24 Channel in Moscow February 9, 2012. The... View Photo »
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Russian Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov, left, and Russian ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, right, both presidential candidates, take part in a televised debates in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The sign in the background reads... View Photo »
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Natalya Narochnitskaya, who represent Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who is running to reclaim the presidency, looks at presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, unseen, prior recording televised debates on Russian First Channel in Moscow,... View Photo »
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Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, left, and Natalya Narochnitskaya, who represent Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin running to reclaim the presidency, look at each other prior recording televised debates on Russian First Channel in... View Photo »
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Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky looks at Natalya Narochnitskaya, unseen, who represents Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running to reclaim the presidency, prior recording televised debates on Russian First Channel in Moscow, Russia,... View Photo »
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Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, left, and Natalya Narochnitskaya, who represents Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, running to reclaim the presidency, wait for the start of the recording of televised debates on Russian First Channel in Moscow,... View Photo »
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Cups, containing coffee latte, are on display, with cinnamon powder illustrations of presidential candidates Vladimir Putin (C top), Gennady Zyuganov (R top), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (L bottom), Sergei Mironov (R bottom) and Mikhail Prokhorov seen on the... View Photo »
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Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky gestures as he speaks at a plenary session in the State Duma, parliament's lower chamber, Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Russia's top investigator says his agency is investigating a few dozen... View Photo »
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Supporters of the Russian communist party hold a placard, displaying caricatures of Gennady Zyuganov (R top), leader of the Russian Communist Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R bottom), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Sergei... View Photo »
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Liberal Democratic Party leader, one of the presidential candidates, Vladimir Zhirinovsky shows a plate reading LDPR (a Russian acronym for his party's name) during a press conference in Moscow, on January 16, 2012. The presidential voting in Russia... View Photo »
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Liberal Democratic Party leader, one of the presidential candidates, Vladimir Zhirinovsky speaks during his press conference in Moscow, on January 16, 2012. The presidential voting in Russia is scheduled on March 4, 2012. View Photo »
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky, presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), speaks during a news conference in Moscow January 16, 2012. The Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 2012. View Photo »
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Russian ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky gestures as he addresses during the first plenary session this year, of the newly-elected State Duma, the lower parliament chamber, Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. View Photo »
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Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky speaks after receiving his certificate of presidential candidate in the Central Elections Commission office in Moscow, on December 28, 2011. Russian Central Election Commission registered today... View Photo »
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Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) holds his certificate of presidential candidate just after receiving it in the Central Elections Commission office in Moscow, on December 28, 2011, with the Russian Central Election Commission... View Photo »
About Vladimir Zhirinovsky
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Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Во́льфович Жирино́вский, born April 25, 1946 as Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein) is a Russian politician, founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Vice-Chairman of the State Duma, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Despite its name,... Full Article
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Russian Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov, left, and Russian ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, right, both presidential candidates, take part in a televised debates in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The sign in the background reads The 2012 Election.
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Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) holds his certificate of presidential candidate just after receiving it in the Central Elections Commission office in Moscow, on December 28, 2011, with the Russian Central Election Commission Chairman Vladimir Churov (L) gesturing.
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (L), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), and Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Russian Communist Party, listen as President Dmitry Medvedev delivers the annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow December 22, 2011. Medvedev on...
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Russian ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky , left, speaks to Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov while they prepare to listen to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's last state-of-the nation address in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Medvedev's...
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and a candidate for the position of the speaker of the Russian State Duma, addresses deputies during the first session of the the lower house of the parliament in Moscow December 21, 2011. For much of the...
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Russian ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky addresses the State Duma, Russian Parliament's lower chamber, during it's first session after elections, in downtown Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.
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A picture taken on December 13, 2011 shows former Russian Speaker of Parliament Boris Gryzlov (C) as he speaks with Gennady Zuganov (L), Russian communist party leader and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Liberal-democratic party leader before their meeting with Russian President in his...
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Russian ultra-nationalist and head of the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky, right, speaks during the party congress in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. His party congress elected Zhirinovsky as presidential candidate in the March 2012 presidential election in Russia.
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Russian ultra-nationalist and head of the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky, center, speaks during the party congress in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. His party congress elected Zhirinovsky as presidential candidate in the March 2012 presidential election in Russia.
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R), presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), speaks with a worker during a visit to an aircraft engine factory in Moscow February 21, 2012. Russia will go to the polls for a presidential election on March 4.
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