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Coverage dated April 5, 2022

Zhirinovsky: Russia's ultra-nationalist who predicted Ukraine conflict

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Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russia's veteran firebrand with a flair for political theatre who appeared to predict Russia's military action in Ukraine, died at

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  1. Washington Post

    Vladimir Zhirinovsky, ultranationalist Russian political leader, dies at 75 (opens Washington Post)

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    His Liberal Democratic Party was a force through much of the 1990s and later an officially sanctioned token opponent to Vladimir Putin.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Russian nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75 (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride, has died at

  3. The Guardian

    Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75 (opens The Guardian)

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    Outspoken ultranationalist regarded as a court jester in the Duma let slip date of Ukraine invasion

  4. The Times of Israel

    Vladimir Zhirinovsky, firebrand Russian nationalist politician, dies at 75 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Veteran leader of the Liberal Democratic Party was also known for making anti-Jewish statements, despite acknowledging his father's Jewish heritage

  5. Digital Journal

    Zhirinovsky: Russia's ultra-nationalist who predicted Ukraine conflict (opens Digital Journal)

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    Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russia's veteran firebrand with a flair for political theatre who appeared to predict Russia's military action in Ukraine, died at

  6. France 24

    Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75 (opens France 24)

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    Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride, has died at age 75,…

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