34 moments
Birth in Alma-Ata
· Alma-Ata (Almaty), Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Zhirinovsky was born in Alma-Ata, then in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. Coordinates represent central Almaty; the source does not identify a birth building.
Move to Moscow for study
· Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
He relocated from Almaty to Moscow and began Turkish-studies education at Moscow State University. Coordinates represent central Moscow; the text does not specify his residence.
Pro-GKChP speech at Manezh Square
· Manezh Square, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
During the August coup attempt, he gave a speech supporting the State Committee on the State of Emergency.
Meetings in Saint Petersburg and Kronstadt
· Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
He visited Saint Petersburg and Kronstadt with Sergei Plekhanov and held meetings at a factory club. This card is anchored at Saint Petersburg; the same source also directly documents his presence in Kronstadt during this visit.
Visit to Volgograd
· Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
He visited Volgograd as part of an invitation from the Young National-Patriotic Organization of Volgograd. The source supports a visit spanning 9–11 October; the card date marks the beginning of the documented visit.
Visit to Yelan
· Yelan, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
His October 1991 Volgograd-region trip included Yelan, where meetings were held during the visit. The source supports a visit spanning 9–11 October; the card date marks the beginning of the documented visit.
Rally in Moscow against the Belovezh Accords
· Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
He appeared as LDPR leader at a Moscow rally for preserving the USSR and opposing the Belovezh Accords. The archival catalogue gives the shooting location as Moscow but does not identify the precise rally site.
Trip to Minsk
· Minsk, Belarus
Zhirinovsky travelled to Minsk and gave an interview to Belarusian television.
Rally attempt at Minsk Palace of Sports
· Palace of Sports, Minsk, Belarus
He attempted to hold a rally at Minsk Palace of Sports; after a ban, a spontaneous rally occurred at its entrance. The documented activity spans 23–24 December; the card date marks its start.
Rally in Sudak
· Sudak, Crimea, Ukraine
During a summer vacation near Sudak, he reported holding a rally in the Crimean city. The source gives only summer 1992 and attributes part of the account to Zhirinovsky's own report.
Campaign visit to Murom
· Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
He visited Murom with Western journalists and held a rally at the city's largest cinema. Coordinates represent central Murom; the cinema is unnamed.
Campaign visit to Vladimir
· Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
His February campaign trip with Western journalists included the city of Vladimir. Coordinates represent central Vladimir.
Rally on Palace Square
· Palace Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia
He held a political rally on Saint Petersburg's Palace Square.
Rally in Belgorod
· Belgorod, Russia
He held a large rally in Belgorod during his continuing political campaigning. Coordinates represent central Belgorod; the rally venue is not specified.
Rally in Vologda
· Vologda, Russia
He held a reported 7,000-participant rally in Vologda. The event is attributed by the chronology to LDPR press; coordinates represent central Vologda.
Speech at DVU conference in Mühlhausen
· Mühlhausen, Thuringia, Germany
During a several-day German visit, he spoke at a DVU conference in Mühlhausen, Thuringia.
Speech at the Hall of the Nibelungs
· Nibelungenhalle, Passau, Bavaria, Germany
He addressed the annual DVU rally in Passau, Bavaria, during a visit to Germany. Coordinates represent Passau city centre; the chronology does not provide a mappable street address for the hall.
Visit to Podolsk
· Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
He visited Podolsk in Moscow Oblast with Vladimir Kobelev shortly after the constitutional crisis. Coordinates represent central Podolsk.
Rally at Rodina cinema
· Rodina Cinema, Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia
He held a rally at the Rodina (Motherland) cinema during the 1993 Duma-election campaign. Coordinates represent central Velikiye Luki; the precise historical cinema location was not established.
Campaign visit to Yegoryevsk
· Yegoryevsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
He visited Yegoryevsk, near Moscow, where his rally had local-administration support. Coordinates represent central Yegoryevsk.
Monthly rally at Sokolniki station
· Sokolniki Metro Station, Moscow, Russia
He held his traditional monthly rally at Moscow Metro's Sokolniki station during the parliamentary campaign.
Council of Europe visit
· Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
He travelled to Strasbourg for a Council of Europe parliamentary session during a four-day visit to France. The UPI report was published 14 April 1994 and describes a four-day visit; it does not provide the precise session date.
Arrival in Pyongyang
· Pyongyang International Airport, Pyongyang, North Korea
He visited North Korea with an LDPR delegation and met Hwang Jang-yop at Pyongyang International Airport. The source specifies October 1994 but not a day.
Political visit to New Delhi
· New Delhi, India
During a three-day India visit, he met Indian parliamentarians and proposed major changes to South Asia's borders and Russian arms policy. The report is datelined New Delhi, 7 March 1995; coordinates represent central New Delhi.
Arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport
· Ben Gurion Airport, Lod, Israel
On his first documented visit to Israel, he arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport at the invitation of a small Russian-immigrants party. The source was published 22 January 2003 and describes his arrival on the preceding Monday; the card retains month precision.
Speech at Saint Petersburg City Court
· Saint Petersburg City Court, Saint Petersburg, Russia
He spoke at Saint Petersburg City Court in connection with the assassination of Galina Starovoytova. The source gives year precision only.
Visit to Abkhazia
· Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia
He led the LDPR faction on a visit to Abkhazia and later described the trip at a Moscow press conference. The source documents travel to Abkhazia but not a specific locality; Sukhumi is a representative coordinate for the territory.
Visit to his father's grave in Holon
· Holon Cemetery, Holon, Israel
While recently in Israel, he visited his father's grave in Holon for the first time. The report was published 7 June 2006 and does not provide the exact cemetery-visit day.
Press conference at Tel Aviv Hilton
· Hilton Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
During a private Israel visit, he held a press conference at the Hilton in Tel Aviv and discussed his father's family history. Russian-language source. Quote states that the press conference took place on 25 June at the Tel Aviv Hilton.
Appearance in Sevastopol during Crimea crisis
· Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported · file As Russian forces appeared in Crimea, he was reported in Sevastopol distributing cash to a crowd. The event occurred in Russian-occupied Crimea; the place name follows the internationally recognized location in Ukraine.
Press conference in the State Duma
· State Duma Building, Moscow, Russia
He appeared at a press conference in the Russian parliament that became the subject of an ethics controversy. Reuters footage identifies the event date as 18 April 2014; coordinates represent the State Duma building.
Kremlin award ceremony
· Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International · file He delivered a speech after receiving an award from President Vladimir Putin at a Kremlin ceremony. The source reproduces a Reuters caption.
Hospitalization in Moscow
· Moscow, Russia
He was hospitalized in Moscow in critical condition with COVID-19 shortly before his death. The hospital is not identified; coordinates represent central Moscow.
Death in Moscow
· Moscow, Russia
Zhirinovsky died after a prolonged illness at age 75. The source identifies Moscow but not the specific hospital or death site.