Born April 25, 1946 in g. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Russian. When asked about the nationality of parents
Zhirinovsky said one phrase that has become almost a proverb: "My mother was Russian - a father - a lawyer."
. In 1964 - 70 studied at the Institute of Oriental Languages at Moscow State University (since 1972 called the Institute of Asia and Africa)
. Studied Turkish. In 1965 - 67 concurrently studied at the University of Marxist-Leninist (UML) at the Faculty of International Relations.
. In 1969, held a one-year pre-diploma practice in Turkey as a trainee interpreter during trade associations "Tyazhpromexport and Neftehimpromeksport" State Committee for External Economic Relations
. During the traineeship was arrested "for communist propaganda" - gave his friends the Soviet icons. He was expelled from Turkey.
. In 1970 - 72 serving in the Transcaucasus Military District in Tbilisi.
. In 1972 - 75 he worked in the sector of Western Europe, the International Department of the Soviet Peace Committee.
. From January 1975 to May 1977 - Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of the trade union movement
. In parallel, he studied part-time law faculty of Moscow State University (graduated in 1977).
. In 1977 - 83 Minyurkollegii worked in the Ministry of Justice of the USSR.
. From 1983 to 1990 - Senior Legal Adviser in the publishing house "Mir".
. Since November 1990 - to exempt party work in the Liberal Democratic Party.
. In the second half of 1988 was involved in attempts to create a legal Jewish national movement.
. In summer - autumn 1989 has created an initiative group of the Liberal Democratic Party.
. December 13, 1989 held an organizational meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
. He was elected chairman of the party.
. March 31, 1990 held a founding congress of the party, which became known as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSS).
. In the presidential election of June 12, 1991 took the third place.
. During the attempted coup in August 1991, openly endorsed the actions GKChP.
. In August 1992 the Ministry of Justice of Russia revoked the registration of LDPSS
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In October 1992,
Zhirinovsky presented new documents for the registration of the party called the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia ". In December 1992 the Liberal Democratic Party was officially registered.
. In 1992,
Zhirinovsky has created its own "shadow cabinet", which consisted of about 20 ministers.
. In 1993 elected to the State Duma.
. June 19, 1995, while shooting a talk-show "One on One" ( "Type"), during an altercation with Boris Nemtsov, shouting "bastard!" splashed in the face last pineapple juice
. When the Germans told him the same,
Zhirinovsky threw a glass, and then with talcum powder case.
. December 17, 1995 was elected to the new composition of the State Duma.
. June 16, 1996 presidential election took fifth place.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation on the list of electoral bloc "
Zhirinovsky Bloc"
. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the third convocation. LDPR faction in the Duma, headed by
Zhirinovsky's son - Igor Lebedev.
. 26 March 2000 Presidential elections took fifth place.
. Author of books "The last train to the North" (1995), "The last blow to Russia" (1995), as well as more than 35 brochures on various socio-political issues.
. Hobbies - hunting, sport shooting, hiking, volleyball, communication with children
. In childhood and youth he wrote poetry.
Likes books of a philosophical nature and political memoirs.
He knows English, French, German, Turkish languages.
Married. His wife, Galina Lebedeva, - candidate of biological sciences, a virologist, president of Association of Parliamentary activities. The son of Igor Lebedev. It has twin grandchildren (1998).
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky has not met his beloved.
"I am very fond of Jews".
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