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Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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The Resume

    (April 25, 1946-April 6, 2022)
    Birth name is Vladimir Volfovich Eidelshtein
    Lawyer and Lt. Colonel in Army Reserve
    Member of the Russian Duma (1990- )
    Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party of Russia
    Ran for Russian Presidency in 1990 and 1996

Why he might be annoying:

    He founded the oddly-named Liberal Democrat Party of Russia, which is a far right-wing and ultra-nationalist political party.
    He proposed re-incorporation of the former Soviet republics and Alaska by military force.
    He called for invading and occupying Iran and nuking Japan and Chechnya.
    He wanted to dump Russia’s nuclear waste in Germany.
    He would like to exile Russians who marry foreigners.
    He has gotten into several physical fights with other politicians.
    Despite being Jewish, he is a blatant anti-Semite and anti-Israel.
    He met with Mummar Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein on goodwill visits.
    He endorsed Pat Buchanan in the 1992 U.S. Presidential Election, but Buchanan rejected it.
    While running for president he said that if Boris Yeltsin was elected, 'then we are really a country of idiots.'
    Yeltsin won the election. Zhirinovsky only got 6% in the first round (1996).
    His autobiography 'My Struggle' shares its name with another leader's book.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated from Moscow State University.
    He speaks his mind and stands by his beliefs.
    Due to his outrageous stands he is not taken very seriously.
    He supports ending terrorism in Central Asia (by massive military force).
    He created his own brands of perfume and vodka.

Credit: Calvin


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 126 Votes: 42.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 67.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 68.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 76.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 301 Votes: 61.46% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 328 Votes: 69.51% Annoying