VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKIY
An Assessment of a Russian Ultra-Nationalist
JAMES W. MORRISON
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
McNair Paper 30
April 1994
A popular Government,
without popular information or the means of acquiring it,
is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or perhaps both.
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance;
And a people who mean to be their own Governors,
must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
JAMES MADISON to W. T. BARRY
August 4, 1822
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SUMMARY
1. WHO IS VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKIY?
- Zhirinovskiy--the Man
- Zhirinovskiy in 1993 and 1994
- Trips to Central and Eastern Europe
- Support and Funding
- Alleged Affiliations with the KGB
- Views of a Former KGB General
- Zhirinovskiy and the Military
- Guards, Paramilitary, and Youth Groups
- Views on and Ties with Iraq
- Jewish Issues
- One Russian Media Assessment
2. WHAT DOES ZHIRINOVSKIY STAND FOR?
- Domestic Politics
- Russia and the Near Abroad
- Policy Toward Other Nations
3. ZHIRINOVSKIY AND INCREASING RUSSIAN NATIONALISM
- Defining Russian Nationalism
- Recent Rise of Russian Nationalism
- Statements of Leaders and Others
4. IMPLICATIONS OF ZHIRINOVSKIY'S INCREASING POLITICAL STRENGTH
- Arguments Against Overestimating
- Arguments Against Underestimating
- Scenarios for Zhirinovskiy's Future
- If Zhirinovskiy Accedes to Power
5. WHAT SHOULD WESTERN POLICY BE FOR DEALING WITH ZHIRINOVSKIY?
APPENDIX: SELECTED QUOTATIONS FROM VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKIY
- Russian Domestic Politics
- Russian Power and the Near Abroad
- Threats to and Relations with Other Countries
NOTES: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
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