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  • On Jan. 17, Prokhorov labelled Zhirinovsky, Zyuganov and Mironov as "well-concealed Kremlin projects" who only pretend to oppose Putin.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

  • As Forbes is reporting, Russian Liberal Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky released a statement Monday saying that the prize, awarded to Obama in 2009 for his work on nuclear non-proliferation, was hypocritical in light of recent missile attacks in Libya.

    Obama Nobel Peace Prize Appeal Sought By Bolivian President And Russian Lawmaker The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • (YB is really just Russian ultranationalism, Zhirinovsky-style, transplanted to the West Bank.)

    Matthew Yglesias » Israel’s Irrealism on Settlements 2009

  • Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the ultranationalist firebrand, waved a pair of handcuffs at his colleagues in the Russian Duma and demanded that the perpetrators be arrested.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • In addition to Mr. Putin, Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky and socialist Sergei Mironov—all representatives of parties in parliament—have been registered to run in the March vote.

    Putin Rival Faces Vote Snag, Cites Ploy Gregory L. White 2012

  • In contrast to the Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, and the ultranationalist Zhirinovsky, who framed their support for Russian minorities in explicitly ethnic terms, Yeltsin sought to promote a kind of “liberal-secular nationalism.”

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the ultranationalist firebrand, waved a pair of handcuffs at his colleagues in the Russian Duma and demanded that the perpetrators be arrested.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Among the politicians with representation in parliament, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has the support of 10%, with nationalist-populist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky at 9%, according to the poll of 1,600 Russians from 46 regions conducted Jan. 7, which has a margin of error of 3.4%.

    Russia's Prokhorov Meets Requirement to Get on Ballot William Mauldin 2012

  • Yet, even as Russian patriots—from the ethno-nationalist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to the jingoistic imperialist Vladimir Zhirinovsky—demanded the creation of a Greater Russian state incorporating large adjacent territories, the new diaspora remained calm.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Kommersant/Zuma Press The Wednesday session was attended by party deputies including Vladimir Zhirinovsky, left, and retired boxer Nikolai Valuev.

    Russia Parliament Opens Amid Outcry Alan Cullison 2011

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