Vladimir Zhirinovskiy: An Assessment of A Russian Ultra-Nationalist

This report provides much needed information on a Russian leader and ultra-nationalist not well known in the west. In consideration of the respectable showing he made in the last Russian election, further information about him is useful. Among the topics dealt with in this paper are Who is Vladimir Zhirinovskiy What does Zhirinovskiy stand for Zhirinovskiy and increasing Russian nationalism Implications of Zhirinovskiys increasing political strength What should western policy be for dealing with Zhirinovskiy and Appendix Selected quotations from Vladimir Zhirinovskiy.