Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky was born on April 25, 1946 in the city of Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan).

Russian public and political figure, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), vice-speaker of the State Duma of Russia of the fifth convocation, member of the Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues, member of the permanent delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky was nominated four times by the LDPR party for the post of President of Russia (1991, 1996, 2000, 2008).

Family, childhood and youth

Father - Edelstein Wolf Isaakovich (1907-1982), graduated from the commercial department of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Grenoble in France. According to some sources, he worked in the management of the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, according to others, as an employee of the planning department at a shoe factory. His last position was as head of the fertilizer and chemical supply department of the Amir company (Tel Aviv). Buried in Israel.

Mother - Zhirinovskaya (Makarova) Alexandra Pavlovna, worked in the canteen of the Almaty Veterinary Institute. She died in 1985 in Moscow.

Stepbrothers (from their mother’s first marriage) - Alexander and Yuri.

Step-sisters (from mother's first marriage) - Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov.

After the war, Wolf Edelstein and his younger brother Aaron and his wife Bella, who had Polish citizenship, were deported to Poland. Vladimir Zhirinovsky was a few days old at that time. In July 1946, his mother went with him to Poland to show him to his father, but they never saw each other again. Until graduating from high school, Zhirinovsky bore his father's surname.

In September 1953, Vladimir Edelshtein went to the first grade of Alma-Ata secondary school No. 25 named after Dzerzhinsky (specialization - industrial training). Since the eighth grade, Edelstein and his classmates went to practice at an auto repair plant twice a week. In 1964, Edelstein graduated from school, changed his last name to his mother’s and went to enroll in Moscow. His choice fell on the Faculty of History and Philology of the Institute of Oriental Languages ​​(later the Institute of Asian and African Countries) at Moscow State University. He entered and graduated with honors with a degree in Orientalist-Turkologist (1969), and along the way he also studied at the University of Marxism-Leninism at the Faculty of International Relations (1965-67). One day, student Zhirinovsky sent a letter to the CPSU Central Committee addressed to Leonid Brezhnev about the need to carry out separate reforms in the fields of education, agriculture and public transport (1967).

Zhirinovsky underwent an internship in Turkey, was a translator for Anatoly Skorichenko, the leader of Soviet builders in the city of Bandirma (1969). An unpleasant incident occurred there: Zhirinovsky gave a Turkish worker a badge “Soviet circus - 50 years old,” but according to Turkish law, this friendly gesture was regarded as propaganda of communist ideology. Zhirinovsky faced trial and severe punishment (up to 15 years in prison). However, on the advice of Soviet consul Arif Heydarov, Zhirinovsky told investigators that the words “Soviet circus” meant ridicule of all Soviet orders and therefore could not be propaganda.

After completing the internship, Vladimir Zhirinovsky served in the ranks of the Soviet Army, serving with the rank of officer at the headquarters of the Transcaucasian Military District in Tbilisi (1970-1972). Then he continued his education at the evening department of the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University, specializing in law (1972-1977).

Beginning of a political career

While still studying at the evening department of the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University, Zhirinovsky began working as an assistant for the Soviet Peace Committee, and was a translator and educator at the Higher School of Trade Union Movement at the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions.

Having received a law degree, he became a senior consultant in the European department of the Inurkollegiya at the Moscow City Bar Association (1975-1983), then worked as a senior legal consultant at the MIR publishing house, and later became head of the legal department of this publishing house (1983-1990). It was there that Zhirinovsky first spoke at an open party meeting at the publishing house (1985), where he stated the need to abolish the principles of party affiliation and nationality, which usually guided the appointment to responsible positions. In 1987, he was nominated as a candidate for deputy of the Dzerzhinsky District Council from the labor collective of the Mir publishing house.

Zhirinovsky applied several times for admission to the CPSU, but was unsuccessful.

The beginning of Zhirinovsky’s political activity dates back to the last years of the so-called “Perestroika” era. He participates a lot in rallies, meetings, and the work of various political organizations.

In May 1988, at the founding congress of the Democratic Union, he was elected a member of the Central Coordination Council, but did not join the party.

Zhirinovsky became the author of the draft program of the Social Democratic Party of Russia, which was never created. The text of the program, with amendments, was used in drawing up the program of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSS, after the collapse of the USSR - LDPR).

Zhirinovsky participated in a rally of the patriotic movement “Memory” in support of the Slavic population of the Baltic states and against the provocations of the Democratic Union (1989),

was the initiator of the creation of a centrist bloc of political parties and movements and one of its co-chairs (in April 1991, the LDP left the centrist bloc).

Zhirinovsky - leader of the LDPR party

Zhirinovsky's first political experiences logically led him to the idea of ​​​​creating a new political party. Soon he held the first organizational meeting of the initiative group to prepare the founding congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (1989). At the founding congress of the LDPR, held in Moscow on March 31, 1990, he was elected chairman of the party and has since been the permanent chairman of the LDPR (LDPR). By April 1991, 6,142 people were listed as members of the LDPSS.

For the first time he became a candidate for the presidency of Russia at the conference of the Russian branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (1991). At the same time, the Fourth Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR approved him as a candidate for the presidency of Russia. In the first presidential elections, he received the support of 6.2 million votes and took third place (after Yeltsin and Nikolai Ryzhkov).

In August 1991, he spoke out in support of the State Committee for a State of Emergency (GKChP). In August 1992, the Russian Ministry of Justice canceled the registration of the LDPSU charter due to the huge number of “dead souls” that were included in the lists of party members.

In April 1992, the third party congress took place, at which the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) was established as the successor to the LDPSS.

Zhirinovsky took part in the work of the Constitutional Assembly to develop a new Constitution of the Russian Federation (1993).

He nominated himself for the post of mayor of Moscow (1993). During the October events, the politician tried to prevent bloodshed by making efforts to reconcile the parties.

In the elections to the State Duma of the first convocation, he headed the federal list of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and led the party to victory (1993), becoming the only leader who entered the Duma in a single-mandate electoral district. LDPR deputies created a LDPR faction in the Duma and unanimously elected Vladimir Zhirinovsky as its leader.

In 1995, in the Duma elections, the LDPR entered parliament, taking second place (after the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), and a year later Vladimir Zhirinovsky participated in the presidential elections as a candidate from the LDPR.

In 1999, Lyubov Zhirinovskaya, the sister of the leader of the LDPR, announced her intention to run for the State Duma from Karelia.

Zhirinovsky was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the third convocation on the federal list of the Zhirinovsky Bloc electoral bloc (he headed the list), and since January 2000 he took the post of Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the third convocation.

For the third time, Zhirinovsky was nominated as a candidate for the presidency of Russia in 2000. However, the Central Election Commission refused to register Zhirinovsky as a candidate due to the provision of false information about property. Vladimir Zhirinovsky appealed to the Supreme Court with a complaint against the actions of the Central Election Commission, but it recognized the actions of the Central Election Commission as legal. But the cassation board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the complaint of Vladimir Zhirinovsky and ordered the Central Election Commission to register him as a candidate for the presidency. In the presidential elections on March 26, 2000, more than 2 million voters voted for Zhirinovsky.

In the 2004 presidential elections, Zhirinovsky did not run; instead, the party nominated his former bodyguard Oleg Malyshkin, who took the penultimate place, but in 2008 he again tried to become president of Russia, but received only 9.37 percent of the votes of Russian voters.

In 2007, a new program was adopted at the LDPR congress. It included: reducing the working day to 7 hours, introducing an additional day off (on Wednesdays), canceling entrance exams to universities, reducing conscript military service to 9 months, introducing a luxury tax, liquidating the Stabilization Fund and declaring a “deep amnesty” (i.e. release of 500 thousand convicts).

In 2007, Zhirinovsky again became a State Duma deputy, as the LDPR successfully overcame the electoral threshold, gaining 8.14 percent of the votes of Russian voters.

Zhirinovsky himself was elected one of nine deputy chairman of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov.

Awards of Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (2006).

Order "For Personal Courage" (2006).

Order of Honor and Glory, II degree (Abkhazia, 2005).

Commemorative medal "850th anniversary of Moscow".

Zhukov Medal.

Medal of Anatoly Koni (Ministry of Justice of Russia).

Medal "200 years of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation" (February 2003).

Achievements

Vladimir Zhirinovsky is an Honored Lawyer of Russia and Doctor of Philosophy, the topic of his dissertation is “The Past, Present and Future of the Russian Nation.” He is an academician of the Russian Academy of Social Sciences and a professor at the Academy of Security, Defense and Law Enforcement (since 2003).

Zhirinovsky is the author of numerous publications in the press. He wrote the books “The Last Throw to the South” (1993), “The Last Car to the North” (1995, 1997, 2002), “The Last Strike to Russia” (1996), “The Last Battle of Russia” (1998), “The ABC of Sex” (1998), "Ivan, smell your soul!" (2001). On June 5, 2001, he presented to journalists the complete collection of his works in 55 volumes. At the presentation, the leader of the LDPR emphasized that his works are “the collective work of the party and its faction over the past 8 years.”

Zhirinovsky speaks English, French, German and Turkish.

On March 27, 1995, by order of the Minister of Defense, Zhirinovsky was awarded the extraordinary rank of lieutenant colonel. Currently holds the rank of colonel.

Personal life of Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Wife - Galina Lebedeva, Candidate of Biological Sciences, virologist. We met at a summer camp in Pitsunda. The wedding took place in 1971, divorce in 1978. True, in 1990, Vladimir and Galina Zhirinovsky widely celebrated their silver wedding and even got married.

Son - Igor Lebedev (born 1972), head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Grandchildren - twins Sasha and Seryozha.

Preferences

The politician's hobbies are hunting and skiing.

Zhirinovsky loves kvass, sour milk, compote, jelly, eggnog, sandwiches with pike caviar and good homemade shish kebab.

But most of all he likes to listen to the announcement of election results.

Way to success Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) started back in 1989. It was that year on December 13 in Moscow that the initiative group including V.V. Zhirinovsky and his like-minded people held a meeting at which it was decided to convene the founding congress of the new Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSS).

The beginning of the way

The emergence of this party precisely during that period was inevitable and dictated by the conditions of the collapse of all the fundamental structures of the Soviet Union, the collapse of the one-party system and the loss of people’s faith in totalitarian socialism. Residents of small towns, people of working age and young people - these sectors of society supported the formation of a new party, which became a breath of fresh air after 70 years of communist rule.

The founding congress of the LDPSSU was convened in Moscow on March 31, 1990. At it, the Program and Charter of the party were discussed and approved, and a chairman, Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, was elected. And less than 3 months after that, the first issue of the party newspaper “Liberal” was published.

Since the beginning of its history, the LDPR has taken a special position on major issues and events in Russia and the world. It was this party that, in the difficult year for our country, 1991, stood up in support of the State Emergency Committee, advocating the preservation of the USSR, although it was not a supporter of communism. At that moment it was a very bold step, which required a lot of courage and willpower. The party members were driven by the desire to save the country from Gorbachev’s betrayal. The support of the party from the people, despite its “youth” at that time, is evidenced by the fact that V. Zhirinovsky, nominated as a candidate for President of the Russian Federation in the June 1991 elections, came third.

LDPR victory in the first State Duma elections

The party received its current official name during the 3rd Congress on April 18-19, 1992. It was at this congress that it was decided to establish a party under its current name - the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). During the congress, the Party Program and Charter were also approved. V.V. again took the helm of the party. Zhirinovsky.

In December 1993, party members again demonstrated their courage and ability to maintain a bright mind despite the circumstances, calling on the participants in the armed clash near the Supreme Council building to come to their senses and once again take the path of political methods of resolving disputes.

On December 12, 1993, during the first Duma elections in the history of the Russian Federation, the LDPR received the largest number of votes, which convincingly proved that the slogans put forward by the party corresponded to the expectations of the Russian people and their faith in the LDPR. This is not surprising, because the main goal of the party has always been the revival of democracy in our country. The LDPR has always put forward and brings to the fore the principle of patriotism, the need to achieve the restoration of Russia within its historical and geopolitical borders. This position remains relevant today, given that in recent decades the Russian population of our state has been subjected to oppression and reduction.

The activities of the LDPR have always been carried out on the basis of the ideas of liberalism and democracy. In 1993 V.V. Zhirinovsky, representing the LDPR at the Constitutional Conference, introduced the party draft of the Constitution. Many provisions of the draft were then included in the new Constitution of the Russian Federation on December 12, 1993, the adoption of which was also largely facilitated by the votes of LDPR supporters.

LDPR in the process of strengthening its position on the political Olympus

Having won the parliamentary elections of 1993, the LDPR strengthened and launched active propaganda activities. V.V. Zhirinovsky and party members regularly held press conferences, explaining the policies of the party and its faction in the State Duma.

While advocating for the unity of all Slavs, the chairman of the party and its members repeatedly advocated the fight against the West in its attempts to subjugate Orthodox and Christian peoples to its domination. On April 3, 1994, the Slavic Congress was held, in which the LDPR took direct part, calling on the Slavs of all countries to create a common cultural and geopolitical space for them.

During these years, members of the LDPR party visited different parts of our country to talk with ordinary residents of Russian cities and villages. So, in August 1994, party members went on a trip along the Volga, during which they met with voters in 23 settlements in Russia.

During the same period, V.V. Zhirinovsky, together with party activists, visited a number of foreign countries, meeting with their leaders and promoting his ideas. The LDPR chairman and his associates went on working trips to Finland, Iraq, the USA, Libya, India and the DPRK.

LDPR as a strong and influential party

In the second half of the 1990s, the LDPR did a lot of work to strengthen its party apparatus. Speaking at the Plenum of the Party Central Committee in November 1996, V.V. Zhirinovsky noted that the LDPR by this time was already represented in administrations and local legislative assemblies, which means it had established itself as a political force, as a party.

During this period, interest in the party and its leader in the media intensifies. V.V. Zhirinovsky is increasingly becoming a guest on various television programs, and his rating is growing. He publishes a number of works devoted to the analysis of economic and political problems in Russia and expresses his concept.

Party leaders and members pay great attention to youth, who are becoming the most important support of the LDPR. In 1998, a number of events were held dedicated to this layer of society: the Youth Festival, the Founding Congress of the Center for Support of Youth Initiatives. In 1999, the Institute of World Civilizations was founded, whose students today are laureates of competitions and conferences at various levels.

By the end of the twentieth century, the LDPR had more than 800 thousand members, including youth, women's and other organizations.

"Zhirinovsky's block"

1999 The LDPR is preparing to take part and aims to win the elections to the third State Duma. For this purpose, the chairman and deputies of the party go on a trip and visit 25 settlements in the Far North and Far East. Elections were supposed to take place in December of the same year. However, the political “atmosphere” in the country became increasingly gloomy. However, the LDPR was the only party that offered effective ways for Russia to break the deadlock, so the party had every chance of significant success in the elections. Meanwhile, this state of affairs did not suit the then political opponents of the LDPR, and under their pressure, the Central Election Commission banned the party from registering a list of its candidates for deputies. This was illegal and could lead to the collapse of the party.

But the LDPR survived, finding a way out of a seemingly hopeless situation. On October 13, 1999, a Congress of representatives of two related LDPR associations was convened, during which it was decided to create the “Zhirinovsky Bloc” - a new electoral bloc that could participate in the Duma elections. The list of deputy candidates, of course, included the “backbone” of candidates from the LDPR list. Registration of the “Zhirinovsky Bloc”, despite the machinations of ill-wishers, still took place. As a result of the elections held on the appointed day in December 1999, out of 26 associations and blocs, only 6 entered the Third State Duma, among them the “Zhirinovsky Bloc”. This was assessed by V.V. Zhirinovsky as a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party.

The new millennium is a new stage in the development of Russia and the implementation of the LDPR proposals

The 21st century came to our country along with the presidential race. V. Putin, G. Zyuganov, V. Zhirinovsky and other politicians announced their participation in the early elections of the President of the Russian Federation. The unanimous approval of V. Zhirinovsky's candidacy took place on January 6 of this year at the 11th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party. And again, despite opposition from the Central Election Commission, the LDPR candidate was registered to participate in the presidential elections. However, unequal conditions with other candidates did not lead to the best result: V.V. Zhirinovsky took only 5th place in the elections for the post of President of the Russian Federation, which, as you know, became V.V. Putin.

In the difficult conditions in which Russia found itself at the beginning of the new century, a new political course was needed. The LDPR also came forward with its own vision of what the country’s new path should be. And the echoes of her speeches found their implementation in many provisions of V.V.’s message. Putin to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. In particular, on the advice of V.V. Zhirinovsky created 7 federal districts in the country with the aim of strengthening the unity of Russia and the “vertical of power”. But to prevent the country from fragmenting, LDPR activists proposed creating large provinces that would be equally equal in status, with the same population and economically self-sufficient, but without national state languages ​​and their own constitutions.

Defending Russia's interests in the world, the LDPR drew the attention of the country's leaders to an important point - it is necessary to build diplomatic relations not only with Western, but also with Arab countries, Korea, Iran, and India. The party persistently pointed out the danger from the Middle East and Central Asian countries. V.V. Zhirinovsky, actually performing the functions of Foreign Minister, goes on trips to Iraq for high-level negotiations.

Despite the attacks on the LDPR and, of course, its leader, the merits of V.V. Zhirinovsky were awarded by the President of the Russian Federation, and on December 29, 2000, Vladimir Volfovich was awarded the honorary title of “Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation.”

LDPR in the first years of the 21st century

On December 13, 2001, at the 13th Party Congress, its leader made a report on the need to transform the all-Russian socio-political organization, which until that time was the LDPR, into a political party, in accordance with the new requirements of the law. The decision was made, the new Charter and Program were approved, and the Chairman of the LDPR was elected, who again became V.V. Zhirinovsky.

The party continued to pay a lot of attention to foreign policy issues. Party members advocated for the defense of Iraq against American aggression, for preventing an attack on this country and for lifting sanctions against it. In September 2002, the party leader took part in an international conference in support of Iraq, which took place in Baghdad. A little earlier in the same year V.V. Zhirinovsky was officially invited to Japan, where he once again spoke about the need to combat international terrorism and the Iraqi problem. Even before the start of the US aggression against Iraq in 2003, the LDPR spoke at the Duma Council with a proposal to condemn the upcoming American aggression, but members of the Duma Council did not support the party members. Then LDPR supporters took to the streets together with the people to protest against American aggression near the US Embassy in Moscow.

The LDPR paid great attention to the unity of patriotic organizations from different countries. A lot of effort was put into this matter, which resulted in the World Congress of Patriotic Parties of Europe and Asia, which was first held on January 18, 2003 in Moscow.

In the State Duma of the third convocation (2000-2003), I. Lebedev was elected leader of the LPDR faction, and V.V. Zhirinovsky became deputy chairman of the Duma. During the four years of the Duma, the party continued its line: focusing on economic and social issues, foreign policy and national security. Deputies of the faction advocated radical ways to reform the statehood of the Russian Federation: for the abolition of elections of leaders of large cities in favor of their appointment by the President. In the economic sphere, the LDPR advocated the adoption of laws that would limit the lawlessness of the oligarchs. The result of repeated criticism by members of the faction of the privatization process was a new version of the privatization law. Discussing financial issues, the faction advocated increasing budget funds for social needs and defense. In order to protect domestic agricultural producers, the LDPR sought to provide them with assistance in marketing their products and limiting imports. The work of faction deputies continued to ensure the rights and interests of various segments of the population: women, children, veterans, pensioners. Thanks to their efforts, a minimum wage was introduced into labor legislation, which from now on should not be lower than the subsistence level.

From the beginning of 2003, the party began to prepare for the next parliamentary elections under the slogan: “We are for the poor! We are for the Russians!” At the same time, the party clarified that this slogan does not call for national hatred, but only reminds of the existence of the Russian people, which was not even mentioned in the country’s Constitution. The LDPR has always acted in defense of the Russian people, without infringing on the national interests of other nationalities living in our country. In particular, even during the work of the third convocation of the Duma, the LDPR proposed adopting a resolution on the right of Russians to self-determination and sovereignty throughout the Russian Federation, but most of the Duma deputies spoke out against considering this issue at meetings.

For propaganda purposes, LDPR activists made many trips to the regions of the country. In August 2003, the leadership and members of the party traveled by train along the Moscow-Vladivostok route and back. The trip lasted 24 days, during which party members visited 168 settlements of our country.

On September 8, 2003, the 14th Party Congress took place in the capital of the Russian Federation, at which V.V. made his speech. Zhirinovsky. Vladimir Volfovich reminded all those present about the importance of the LDPR in the history of Russia, that it is the oldest party in the country, which is completely ready to rule Russia. Here at the congress the list of party candidates for future Duma elections was approved.

During the election campaign, the party managed to win the trust of a huge number of our citizens. As a result, in the elections to the State Duma of the 4th convocation, which took place on December 7, 2003, about 7 million residents of our country voted for the LDPR. In general, the role of the LDPR as an opposition party has increased.

The LDPR has been guarding the interests of Russians for 15 years!

On December 13, 2004, the LDPR celebrated its 15th anniversary. On this day the 16th Party Congress was held in Moscow. During the congress, the results of the party's activities during the period of its existence were summed up, and amendments were made to the Charter.

A year later, the 17th Congress of the LDPR was held on Party Day. At it, as part of a political report, V.V. delivered his speech. Zhirinovsky, noting the stabilization of the situation in the country and calling for special attention to be paid to agriculture. In addition, the party proposed supplementing the 4 national projects put forward by the Russian government with 2 more programs: “Roads” and “Culture”.

Over the years leading up to its 15th anniversary, the LDPR published many publications (newspapers “Liberal”, “Sokol Zhirinovsky”, “Pravda Zhirinovsky”, “LDPR”, magazines “Great Russia”, “For the Russian People”). These publications, together with regional publications, provided complete material about the activities of the party in the center and locally. The LDPR also distributed many books, brochures, leaflets, and video and audio recordings throughout the country. This indicated the growing influence of the party and its ability to influence government policy.

By this time, the number of LDPR members had increased to almost 90,000 people. There were more than 1,400 local party branches throughout the country.

LDPR in 2006-2008

2006 turned out to be a busy year for Russia. This includes bird flu, large fires, and emergencies in the army. The situation on the world stage was also becoming more complicated: the Americans began preparing aggression against our country’s strategic ally, Iran. V.V. Zhirinovsky and members of the LDPR actively participated in resolving complex issues and expressed their ideas on what course the Russian government should follow.

For V.V. himself This year was an anniversary year for Zhirinovsky: the leader of the LDPR turned 60 on April 25, 2006. On the eve of the politician’s birthday, the President of the Russian Federation in a solemn ceremony awarded the head of the LDPR with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree. On the same day, the 18th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was convened, at which the hero of the day made a vivid political report entitled “A Different View of History.”

During the work of the Fourth State Duma (starting from December 29, 2003), a new Chairman was elected - B.V. Gryzlov. V.V. again became the Deputy Chairman. Zhirinovsky. At meetings of the Duma of the 4th convocation, the LDPR came up with various proposals to maintain the unity of the country. It was proposed to establish a vertical power structure so that governors would be appointed by the President. The LDPR faction was in favor of updating and replacing the government of M.E. Fradkov, and in 2007 the President proposed a new candidate for the highest post in the government - V.A. Zubkov.

In May 2005, one of the party’s program guidelines was implemented: the State Duma made adjustments to the law on elections of deputies, according to which only political parties should participate in them. Now governors and heads of administrations are no longer elected by the population, but are elected on the proposal of the President of the country by the legislative body of the subject. When discussing laws on the state budget, the LDPR faction proposed paying special attention to issues of social policy and increasing defense spending, and demanded that funds be included in the 2007 budget to increase wages and pensions, to finance demographic and other priority projects. Deputies of the LDPR faction spoke out against the abolition of benefits and against the closure of vocational schools. The party leader repeatedly raised the question of the need to increase the monthly child benefit, which finally found its solution, although in an insufficient amount. The party faction opposed “adjusting” the education system to foreign standards.

In the same year, the LDPR took a direct part in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the First State Duma in the history of tsarist Russia.

In 2007, the LDPR began active preparations for the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation and for the upcoming presidential elections. The party was still supported by a huge number of residents from various parts of Russia. LDPR candidates in the elections to the Fifth Duma on December 2, 2007 were able to secure 8.14% of the votes. V.V. was again elected Deputy Chairman. Zhirinovsky.

On September 17 of this year, the 19th Party Congress opened, at which those present heard a report by V.V. Zhirinovsky on the topic: “World Civil War.” The LDPR chairman called Russia’s main enemy Britain and its “spawn” – America.

On the next anniversary of the creation of the LDPR, on December 13, the 20th party congress was held, on the agenda of which was the issue of electing a candidate from the LDPR to the highest post in the country. By unanimous decision, V.V. was elected as a candidate for the presidential elections scheduled for March 2008. Zhirinovsky, who received 9.4% of the votes of the country's citizens.

On May 17, 2008, the 11th Party Congress was held. At the congress V.V. Zhirinovsky voiced the LDPR’s proposal to move from a presidential to a parliamentary republic. Such a step would mean a transition to the next form of democracy. Proposals were also made to amend the Constitution.

During this period, the LDPR continued to act in constructive opposition to the government. The party focused special attention on issues of economic and social policy. The emphasis was on the need to boost agriculture and develop road construction. Attention was drawn to the danger of the US globalist course and proposals were made to strengthen national security.

V.V. Zhirinovsky drew the Duma's attention to the need to legally regulate food prices and limit the rise in fuel costs.

LDPR from 20th to 25th anniversary

On December 13, 2009, as planned, the 22nd Party Congress was convened, dedicated to its 20th anniversary. The event took place in a solemn atmosphere. There were many guests, congratulations and greetings from many world figures, including the top leadership of the Russian Federation. In his report at the anniversary congress, the permanent leader of the LDPR recalled the pages of the history of the party, its enormous contribution to the development of our country in the post-Soviet period.

In 2010, the LDPR introduced many bills to the State Duma. Among the most significant are the draft law on punishing Duma deputies for absenteeism from meetings, on establishing the fact that the Kuril Islands belong to Russia, and on establishing responsibility for the family of a terrorist. In the same year, on November 1, the Party Department for working with citizens’ appeals was created to help Russians in a variety of issues.

The contribution of the party and its leader to the development of Russia was noted on July 28, 2011. This is the date of presentation by the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev, the founder of the LDPR, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd degree.

On September 13, 2011, at the 23rd Party Congress, a list of candidates for deputies to the Sixth Duma was approved. In the elections held on December 4 this year, the LDPR received 11.67% of the votes, which allowed it to increase its faction to 56 deputies.

In the 2012 presidential elections, the LDPR candidate, its permanent leader V.V. Zhirinovsky received just over 6 percent of the vote. In the same year, the party celebrated the 25th anniversary of the start of its activities in the political arena of the country V.V. Zhirinovsky.

On December 13, 2012, the 25th Congress of the LDPR was held, at which proposals to change the Party Charter were made and adopted.

On March 25, 2013, the 26th party congress was held, which was attended by 6,000 people - a record figure.

On December 16 of the same year, the results of a study conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation were announced, according to which V.V. Zhirinovsky was one of the three most influential residents of the Russian Federation. Besides him, the top three included V.V. Putin and S.K. Shoigu.

2014 is the year of the 25th anniversary of the party. In February of this year, the leader of the LDPR and deputies from the party in the State Duma took a campaign trip to Crimea. In June, after the All-Russian meeting of its activists, the LDPR began preparing for a single voting day and the next (scheduled for 2016) elections to the State Duma. On November 4, party members took part in the “We are United” march, which took place in Moscow. The LDPR has once again demonstrated that it defends Russia’s interests throughout the world and fights against the destruction of the state.

On December 13, 2014, a meeting of party activists from all over Russia was held in Moscow. The event was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Liberal Democratic Party. The chairman of the party in his speech emphasized that the LDPR is a strong party, which even today follows the slogans put forward a quarter of a century ago.

LDPR today

The LDPR today is a dynamically developing party. It includes 245,468 people. In the elections to the State Duma of the 7th convocation on September 18, 2016, the LDPR gained 13.3% of the votes. The party faction is represented in the State Duma of the seventh convocation by 40 deputies. This is the youngest faction in the Duma and in Europe in general.

It has been 25 years since the LDPR has been represented by a faction in the State Duma. And all the most significant bills (on the protection of Russians and the Russian language, demography, pensions, education, youth and others) were the first to be voiced by the deputies of this particular party.

On December 20, 2017, at the XXXI Congress of the LDPR, Party Chairman Vladimir Zhirinovsky was approved as a candidate for President of the Russian Federation.

On December 29, 2017, Vladimir Zhirinovsky received a certificate of candidate for the President of the Russian Federation, becoming the first registered candidate.

Continuing to grow, the LDPR is purposefully moving up the political Olympus in order to be able to create a high material and cultural standard of living for the Russian people.

The LDPR is the only force that can lead our country forward!

The Liberal Democratic Party was formed when the Soviet Union was experiencing the collapse of state, political, economic and social structures and the collapse of the one-party system. There were three main party political movements: the right (radical democrats), the left (communists, socialists) and the centrists (liberal democrats, social democrats). The LDPR became a powerful political force for the centrists. The founder and ideological inspirer of the party was Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky.

V.V. Zhirinovsky was born on April 25, 1946 in Alma-Ata. He was the sixth child in the family. The leader of the LDPR spoke about his birth as follows: “On April 25, 1946, at 11 o’clock, I wanted to go out into this world. They called an ambulance - it didn’t come. We ran for the retired midwife: she didn’t come. And I went out myself. Myself!"

About the nationality of his parents, V. Zhirinovsky said a phrase that became popular in his circle: “Mom is Russian, and dad is a lawyer.”

About his father’s parents, he stated: “Grandmother and grandfather were Russian. But if... historians who have studied my genealogy find other blood, I will be only glad, since the president of a multinational country must also be multinational.”

Father Wolf Edelstein graduated from the commercial department of the Faculty of Law, as well as from the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Grenoble in France. Zhirinovsky’s mother, Alexandra Pavlovna Zhirinovskaya, originally from the Mordovian village of Laushki, Krasnoslobodsky district, moved to Alma-Ata due to the transfer of her first husband, NKVD Colonel Andrei Vasilyevich Zhirinovsky, to this city. In 1940, the husband was dismissed from the NKVD and became the head of the forestry department of the Turkestan-Siberian Railway. That same year, Andrei Zhirinovsky became seriously ill and died of tuberculosis in July 1944. In 1945, Wolf Edelstein and Alexandra Zhirinovskaya got married.

On June 10, 1964, upon reaching adulthood, V. Zhirinovsky took his mother’s surname. In 1964, after graduating from school, he came to Moscow with the goal of making a career as a diplomat. V. Zhirinovsky enters the Institute of Asia and Africa at Moscow University.

In 1970, after graduating from university, V. Zhirinovsky joined the army, where he served in Tbilisi for two years. In January 1971, Zhirinovsky married Galina Aleksandrovna Lebedeva, but they divorced in 1978.

From 1972 to 1975 worked in the Western Europe sector of the International Department of the Soviet Peace Committee (SKPM). From January 1975 to May 1977 - at the Faculty of Economics of the Higher School of Trade Union Movement. At the same time, he studied at Moscow State University at the Faculty of Law.

In 1977-83, he worked in the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the USSR Ministry of Justice. From 1983 to 1990 he was senior legal adviser at the Mir publishing house.

Vladimir Volfovich is a Doctor of Philosophy, academician of the Russian Academy of Social Sciences. Since January 2003, he has been a professor at the Academy of Security, Defense and Law and Order (a public organization created in 1999). He is the author of many books, brochures, and press publications. V. Zhirinovsky received the title of Honored Lawyer of Russia in 2001. Awarded in April 2006 the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.

In May 1988, V.V. Zhirinovsky attended the founding congress of the Democratic Union party. In the same year, an attempt was made to create a program for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the resulting project spread among activists of informal groups, including the Free Interprofessional Association of Workers and the Democratic Perestroika club.

Also in May 1988, the founding congress of the Democratic Union took place in Moscow. On the second day, a problem arose with the location of the meeting, then V.V. Zhirinovsky agreed with the rural people's deputy in Kratovo, who suggested a local club. After this, Russian parties began to spin off from the first Council of the DS: the party of L. Ubozhko (Conservative Party), the party of V. Bogachev (European Liberal Democratic Party), the party of E. Debryanskaya (Transnational Radical Party).

In September 1989, Vladimir Volfovich was seen at a rally held by patriotic organizations. He tried to find supporters and like-minded people everywhere, and his efforts were not in vain. In the spring of 1989, Zhirinovsky created an initiative group of the Liberal Democratic Party.

On December 13, 1989, the first meeting of the Liberal Democrats was held, at which organizational issues were resolved. V.V. Zhirinovsky was elected its chairman, V.V. Bogachev chief coordinator.

Comparing the main program guidelines of the party in question at the initial stage and in the modern political arena, many of them are similar. The main issue of the Liberal Democrats' program - the problem of the national state structure - was formulated precisely at the origins of the creation of the party. V.V. Zhirinovsky saw the solution to this problem in the creation of provinces according to the principle that existed before 1922; considered the European model of society the most acceptable for Russia, therefore he proposed a transition to a free economy, putting the person and citizen as a priority with mandatory observance of their rights and principles of civil society. Liberal Democrats also advocated strong centralized power: “Otherwise, no reforms will take place,” he said. - There must be one state, one president. But without centralizing the economy."

The Liberal Democratic Party established links with the international liberal movement, the Liberal International, founded in 1947. The faction immediately after the first congress became part of the Liberal International, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky was among the participants in its next congress.

In the shortest possible time, the quantitative composition of the party increased from three to fifteen thousand people. Regional organizations that were created in addition to the Russian Federation in other union republics were staffed. The main propaganda tool in the press was the newspaper "Liberal", then it was replaced by "Pravda Zhirinovsky", and now the faction has a newspaper "LDPR".

The Liberal Democratic Party represented such ideals as liberalism, justice, democracy, law and order, and it is these principles that express their views and ideology.

The LDPR arose in the context of the decomposition of socialist ideas, and the country was waiting for a new path of development. V.V. Zhirinovsky and his associates saw further development in adherence to the antipode of the totalitarian system - liberalism. Liberalism in the understanding of the LDPR is the liberalism of a modern, highly organized society with the regulatory functions necessary for its successful and progressive development.

Based on the name of the party, the second ideal of the country's development stands out - democracy. This ideological attitude must be contained in all organizations - party-political, scientific, cultural, youth, etc. Democracy is incompatible with a comprehensive monopoly: the LDPR opposes domination both in society and the state, and in any sphere of social activity.

The party is characterized by democratic radicalism. Radical democrats understood a democratic society as a society where there are free market relations, through which entrepreneurs and other enterprising people achieve complete freedom in economics, politics and other spheres of public and state life.

To summarize, we can conclude that the LDPR declares its desire for organic unity of formal and actual democracy.

In March 1990, Vladimir Volfovich was elected chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSS) at the founding conference. After this, in May 1990, at the invitation of the Liberal Party, he went on a visit to Italy. Then he visited several countries in Europe, such as Switzerland, Germany, Finland, France, went on a visit to the USA, visited Iraq, as well as other countries. The trips resulted in established contacts with the right-wing conservative parties of Holland, South Africa and the German People's Union of Gerhard Frey and others.

In May 1990, V.V. Zhirinovsky initiated the creation of the Center Bloc of political parties and movements, which was established a month later. Vladimir Volfovich himself became one of the co-chairs. But a year later, the LDPR left this bloc.

In the winter of 1991, Vladimir Volfovich sent documentation to the USSR Ministry of Justice for registration, but only 40 days later the Liberal Democratic Party became officially registered. Almost seventy years later, a non-communist party began to operate legally in the USSR.

Truth be told, V.V. Zhirinovsky’s competition in the political arena was strong. For example, in October 1990, about forty members of the faction organized the Second Extraordinary Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party, at which V.V. Zhirinovsky was expelled from the party membership “for political unprincipledness and servility to the CPSU.” In response to this, Vladimir Volfovich decided, together with the deputy chairman of the party, Leonid Alimov, to organize his own congress and exclude the organizers of the emergency congress, L. Narimanidze and V. Bogachev, from the list “for squabbles and slander against his party comrades.” Six months later, after the publication of an article in the Stolitsa magazine entitled “Why does Zhirinovsky need a liberal party? In order to destroy it,” L. N. Alimov leaves the party.

Since September 1991, V.V. Zhirinovsky, on the eve of the country's presidential elections, has been traveling to various cities of Russia, as well as populated areas of the still existing USSR, for the purpose of campaigning.

In August 1992, Deputy Minister of Justice Gennady Cheremnykh signed a decree “On the annulment of the registration of the charter of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union.” This document indicated that V.V. Zhirinovsky’s party was illegally registered. After V.V. Zhirinovsky found out about this, he again collected and submitted materials for registration as the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, and after a thorough check, he received a new certificate.

On October 10, 1992, Vladimir Volfovich nominated him for the post of mayor of Moscow. V.V. Zhirinovsky advocated that stateless persons should be prohibited from trading in Moscow markets. Particular attention, according to the LDPR, should also be paid to militants and various other criminal groups in the city; law enforcement agencies should be involved for these purposes. In Moscow, only Muscovites should engage in trade and business promotion.

V.V. Zhirinovsky practices various options for speeches: he protests against the transfer of the Kuril Islands to Japan, he speaks out in support of the Serbs. “Just have time to respond to events happening in the world, and there is no need to invent anything. As soon as I go out into the street, a crowd of people immediately gathers around and there is a topic for conversation. I have my own opinion on any matter.”

Vladimir Volfovich carries out numerous party visits. The most fruitful trips were to Germany and Switzerland, after which official relations were established with the German People's Union. Although relations with the German party apparatus were friendly, V.V. Zhirinovsky, nevertheless, advocates that Germany compensate financially for the damage to every family affected by the fascist invasion. About his visits to Germany, V.V. Zhirinovsky says the following: “I not only visited Hitler’s favorite beer establishments, but in Konigsberg I visited Kant’s grave, the grave of the Russian philosopher Ilyin in Zurich. I was the first Russian citizen there in many years. I stood over the gravestone and felt sad... I gave the humanitarian aid I had brought - 5 computers - to Moscow schoolchildren.”

Thus, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, which arose in the Soviet Union as the LDPSS, has become a serious opposition force to the ruling communist party. Despite the difficulties during registration, the LDPSS still managed to become the first non-communist legally operating party in the USSR. The leader of the LDPSU, V.V. Zhirinovsky, raised pressing issues for consideration. Thanks to attempts to solve current problems, numerous visits to European countries, the party leader managed to gather a significant electorate around him, as well as establish contacts with foreign parties of a similar nature to him.

Kryuchkov simply approved of us

The CPSU really allocated 2 million dollars to the LDPR

Tatyana Yakhlakova

Ladimir Zhirinovsky believes that his party has fulfilled its historical mission. He said this in an interview with a BP correspondent.

- Who came up with the idea of ​​creating the LDPR?

The idea to create the LDPR belonged to me personally. For many years I dreamed of party political work. But I was not accepted into the CPSU, because it was believed that my views did not correspond to the program and guidelines. And here it is 1977. At work - I was then working at the Inyurkollegium - employee Anatoly Anisimov came up to me and said that there were people who wanted to create a new party. I understood that this was impossible, but I was interested. Anisimov invited me to their meeting. But not for the next Sunday, but for the next one - they say, this time we have already gathered people, and then we will call you. And then they are all arrested... Anisimov later became a priest, and serves to this day in one of the parishes of Ivanovo. He is the main witness that I was already planning to take part in the creation of a new party.

Then, during perestroika, there was the Democratic Union. I was not only accepted into this organization, but also elected to senior leadership. But Novodvorskaya told me straight out: we will bang our heads on buses with riot police, we will go to prisons and so on, you don’t seem to suit us... Of course, he sees - a normal person, a lawyer. Well, I realized that this is not my party.

Soon the Democratic Union splits, and Vladimir Bogachev starts calling me. He says we want to create another party, come to us. There was no name, there was no program. And for a whole year they have been trying to persuade me to immediately take on the role of manager. In the end I agreed, and on December 13, 1989, we met and founded the Liberal Democratic Party. I came up with the name, and I wrote the program - twelve points.

- Were other leadership candidates considered? And were these issues discussed with the party and state leaders of the USSR?

- No other candidates were considered - I was persuaded. At that stage, only the question of holding a congress was discussed. I took on the main thing - renting the premises, because we wanted everything to happen legally. And he began to act at his place of residence - in Sokolniki. We decided to rent the House of Culture named after Rusakov. But we were told: we need the consent of the district party committee. I went to the district committee. They say: although perestroika is a political issue, the district KGB needs to give the go-ahead. And I didn’t even know where the KGB was, I contacted them by phone: so, they say, so, what to do? They thought for a long time, but in the end they allowed it.

Where does the version that Zhirinovsky was created by the KGB come from? Anatoly Sobchak was the first to say this in an interview. And he cited as evidence a conversation that took place either at the Politburo or at an extended meeting of the Central Committee. Gorbachev asked Kryuchkov to report on what kind of new parties were appearing in the country. And Vladimir Aleksandrovich gave us the most positive description, saying that the LDPR is the most loyal in the country, especially the army and the KGB. From this, Sobchak probably formed the opinion that since Kryuchkov praises us, then he created us.

Later we went to the city committee of the CPSU, to Prokofiev. I turned to them for help: we are a new party, we need to publish a newspaper, we have no money... Prokofiev says: well, how can we help you - they will say that the CPSU is helping the opposition party. And he didn’t do anything.

Then, within the framework of the centrist bloc, we were with Silaev, we were with individual ministers, we were in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and in the KGB. We met with Dzasokhov, then the head. ideological department of the Central Committee. We came and said: listen, you have so much, help us. Give one percent of your premises, your people, your money and we will create a normal large party. No, no and NO. There were other contacts as well. I asked Gorbachev, but he didn’t accept, Yanaev accepted. Yeltsin did not want to accept. But all these people did not interfere in anything, did not offer anything and did not discuss anything with us.

- Who financed the LDPR and how?

- There was no funding. Two weeks before the congress, I went and withdrew 400 rubles from my savings book - that’s how much it cost to rent a hall in Sokolniki. It's easy to check now. But already at the congress, some businessman - he had a small restaurant on Preobrazhenskaya - gave some money. Then other people began to help, but it wasn’t all a lot of money. That's when we won the elections to the State Duma, deputies began to receive salaries, official cars appeared, official dachas, and off we go... What gave rise to the allegations that the CPSU helped us? In 1991, I was nominated as a presidential candidate. And I specifically looked for a vice-president to accompany me, so that he would be closer to the local nomenklatura, so that they could help us with at least something. I found Zavidy Andrey Fedorovich. He and some of his commercial structures were sitting in the building of the Khoroshevsky district committee of the CPSU. A few years later, I accidentally learned from Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev that the administration of the CPSU Central Committee actually allocated three million rubles for our election campaign. And that's two million dollars! But the communist Zavidia took everything for himself and didn’t tell me anything.

-What was the task set for the party? And has the LDPR fulfilled its historical mission?

- Our task was one: we wanted there to be a lot of partisanship. And we dealt with it. But the authorities not only did not support us, they persecuted us: they canceled our registration, banned us, and excluded us from participating in elections. And the result? Everything that has been done over the past six years corresponds to the LDPR program. This is the consolidation of territories. A new form of electing governors. Proportional system of elections to the State Duma. And an imperative mandate so that deputies cannot run from faction to faction. Plus a change in foreign policy, a return to the Middle East - everything corresponds to the LDPR program.

Lucky name, lucky parents

Alexander I. Yakovlev. From the book “Twilight” (Moscow, 2005)

The metric on the birth of the Liberal Democratic Party said:

“The management of the affairs of the Central Committee of the CPSU, represented by the manager of the affairs, Comrade Golovkov, on the one hand, and the company “Zavidiya”, represented by the president of the company, Comrade Zavidiya, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”, on the other hand, entered into an agreement as follows: Management is provided to the “Company” temporarily available funds (interest-free loan) in the amount of 3 million rubles.”

Zhirinovsky nominated himself as a candidate for the presidency of Russia, and named Zavidiy, referred to in the agreement as “The Firm,” as vice-president. I remember how, during a break between sessions of some meeting, members of the Politburo sat down to have lunch. Mikhail Sergeevich was gloomy and silently ate borscht. KGB Chairman Kryuchkov stood up and said something like this: “Mikhail Sergeevich, fulfilling your instructions, we began to form a party, let’s call it in a modern way. We have selected several candidates for leadership.”

And here is what Kryuchkov’s deputy Philip Bobkov says about this: “In line with Zubatov’s ideas, the CPSU Central Committee proposed creating a pseudo-party controlled by the KGB, through which to direct the interests and sentiments of certain social groups. I was categorically against it, it was a pure provocation. Then the Central Committee itself took on this. One of the party secretaries was doing this. So they “gave birth” to the famous liberal democratic party and its leader, who became a very colorful figure on the political horizon.” Philip Denisovich is cunning. The party was created through the joint efforts of the Central Committee and the KGB. And the name, according to my guesses, was invented by Bobkov. A good name, by the way.

According to Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, this publication had a continuation. Soon after the book was published, he ran into Vladimir Zhirinovsky at a reception in Moscow. I expected a scandal, but it turned out differently. Zhirinovsky rushed to Yakovlev with the words: “Alexander Nikolaevich! You described everything so accurately, thank you. But can you imagine, these bastards never paid me!”

INTRODUCTION

A political party is a voluntary union on an ideological basis, the goal of which is to gain power or participate in power at the state level. Power, in turn, serves as a necessary condition for the implementation of party programs that express the interests of a certain group of people or an entire class.

The idea of ​​the LDPR party appeared in 1998. The party itself arose back in 1989. The LDPR was the first of the new political forces to enter the political arena after decades of monopoly by the CPSU. Almost eight years of its existence allow us to form an opinion about what this organization represents. Despite fierce attacks from the authorities and the media, the LDPR has established itself as a promising party, standing on the side of the common people and their interests. The leader of the party is V.V. Zhirinovsky. The LDPR promises to help avoid a national catastrophe, prepared for us by hostile forces abroad and within the country, is possible only by achieving a decisive change in state policy, replacing bankrupt nomenklatura and embezzlers with honest professionals, patriots of our Motherland.

The main motto of the LDPR is “Russia’s economy can be restored as soon as possible.”

The minimum program includes the following items:

Stop all assistance to other states;

Suspend conversion and sell military products on the world market;

Put an end to organized crime within a few months by introducing special laws.

MAIN PART

IDEOLOGY OF THE LDPR PARTY

Officially, the party stands on the side of liberalism and democracy. However, the actual ideology of the party is national liberalism. Representatives of the LDPR oppose communist ideology and Marxism in general. At the same time, the party aims to ensure that all the interests of the state depend on its head. The head of state is the main spokesman for the interests of society. Personal freedom is recognized, but as long as it does not come into conflict with the state and society. The LDPR advocates parliamentary rule and the reduction of State Duma deputies. As for corruption, the LDPR is categorically against it and calls for a fight against corruption. Despite the name, the LDPR is considered a nationalist party. And there is considerable evidence of this, the leader’s speeches, participation at national congresses.

Foreign policy.

The LDPR is convinced that the mistakes of the 90s brought Russia into a painful situation for it. Also, the consequences of these failures have left the rally to this day. In this regard, the United States and Great Britain continue their Cold War policy.

The LDPR is convinced that a game without rules is being played in relation to Russia. The allies only promised a lot, but in reality their words turned out to be empty and they do not fulfill their promises. While Russia made concessions to them, in the hope of reciprocity.

The only factor preventing a war between Russia and the United States from breaking out is Russia’s nuclear weapons, which stop Russia’s opponents from taking such a decisive step.

According to the LDPR, foreign policy should be aimed at ensuring that Russia supports and gathers around itself countries that do not have such an important role in world politics, thereby making itself the center of states interested in entering the international arena and fighting for equality countries of the East and West.

Foreign policy, according to the LDPR, should be aimed at:

1. Economic and political integration of the Slavic world.

2. Integration of the former republics of the USSR and the reconstruction of the lost union on new terms without dictatorship.

3. Integration of the “Resource Billion” countries.

Russia-USA

The USA today is the only danger to Russia and many other countries. This country is a source of aggression; it has enormous military power.

The threat in economic terms is posed within the financial and economic system of the United States. It ensures its economic superiority and high standard of living due to the surplus of national currency. This excess must be burned, and the sure way to do this is through military conflicts, which is what the United States is actually doing.

Its economic primacy is only artificial and should soon lose ground. Almost all countries that have one or another importance on the world stage participate in the US economic system. Even countries of small importance are dependent on this system.

Russia-NATO

NATO, according to the LDPR, has lost its importance for everyone except the United States. For Europe, at the moment, Russia is a more natural and necessary ally than the United States. However, Europe's membership in NATO means that Cold War policies continue. This policy raises a certain question in relations between Russia and Europe. This issue should be resolved as quickly as possible.

Russia-Europe

When moving closer to Europe, Russia should not make economic and political concessions and repeat the mistakes of the 90s. The policy must be prudent and at the same time tough.

Russia-China

As for China, the LDPR recognizes that China is the new center of world production. It is very likely that China could become an ally of Russia, since it has nuclear weapons and poses a threat to Russia. In relations with China, it is necessary to be especially friendly and honest, to pursue an honest economic policy and to develop other areas. However, we should not forget about other countries of the “golden billion”.

Commonwealth of Independent States

The LDPR believes that a number of CIS countries are manipulating Russia, providing their political support on various issues, at the expense of some material benefits and handouts from Russia, which in no way should happen. The LDPR believes that Russia should not build friendships with countries at the expense of its own country.

Domestic policy

To create a decent living environment for citizens of the Russian Federation, the following is necessary.

The economic and social policy of the state should put the person with his interests, needs and capabilities at the forefront, this is a green field with birch trees, these are roads with good modern coverage, these are endless fields.

In order for this image of Russia to be realized, the LDPR believes that there are three main priorities in the Russian economy:

· Transport

Energy

· Agricultural

Economic policy

The goals of economic reforms, which were proclaimed back in 1991, have not been achieved. Profits from oil and gas trading work not in Russia, but in the United States. The LDPR believes that the money for gas and oil received by Russia was spent ineffectively and most of it went into the pockets of officials. In general, according to the LDPR, there are a lot of corrupt officials in the country whose income is equal to the state budget. All power and material resources are concentrated in their hands, which make it possible to effectively resist the initiatives of the country's political leadership and the opposition.

The LDPR believes that Russia should not copy the American model of economic reforms. Its goal should be exclusively national interests.

Economic policy goals of the LDPR:

1. Strengthening the Russian state, the ability to pursue a sovereign foreign policy from internal sources.

3. Improving the standard of living of Russian citizens.

4. Expanding the social function of the state.

Education

The LDPR considers the quality and accessibility of education to be the best qualities of the Russian state, which cannot be wasted. The state's approach to organizing the education system must be extremely clear and reasonable. Education should contribute to the development of creative, critically thinking individuals with specific professional training. If the Unified State Examination system does not work, it should be abolished and admission to universities without entrance exams should be accepted at all. And after the first two sessions, it is decided whether a particular student may have the right to study further.

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