Zhirinovsky Pays for Outburst
Oh, how the times have passed! It seems like only yesterday that the Russian Presidential elections were in full predictable swing. Dmitri Medvedev was set to be President of all Russia. Operation Successor was all coming together without a hitch.
This is not to say that there wasn’t any excitement in this rather dull political ritual. There was . . . thanks to Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He’s always ready to don his jester hat and provide the electorate with a taste of melodrama. One of Zhirik’s best performances was on that fateful day February 20, 2008. Do you remember dear reader? Zhirinovsky certainly will. Now he’s paying for it. Literally.
Yesterday, the Moscow Nikulinsky District Court ordered that Zhirinovsky pay Nikolai Gotsa 30,000 rubles ($1,200) for verbally and physically attacking him during a televised discussion on Zvezda. During the “discussion,” Gotsa accused the LDPR leader of playing a double political game and betraying ..read more
