Perhaps, to say that Vladimir Zhirinovsky is the brightest and most outstanding person in the Russian political arena, this is to say nothing. This man, thanks to his statement, has long become famous far beyond the borders of Russia and the CIS.
What are the only nicknames and titles in his entire political career that Vladimir Volfovich has not been awarded: from an inadequate clown to a gray cardinal. Some believe that he says impossible stupidities and absurd things, trying to draw attention to his LDPR party in this way. Others, on the contrary, believe that not everything is so simple, and in fact, the government of the country speaks through the lips of Zhirinovsky, since many top officials cannot afford to express directly things. But Vladimir Zhirinovsky can. But people who are close to government or are interested in politics are interested in such issues.
Ordinary spectators who witness striking performances, as a rule, are interested in completely different issues. The politician’s personal life takes their attention, many are worried about the question of who his wife is and how they live, what Zhirinovsky’s children do, and how their fate has developed.
Spouse brawler
Watching the speeches of the leader of the LDPR on television, one sometimes wonders how one can live in everyday life with such a loud person who likes to raise his voice and speaks sharply, and how he can be kept close every day. Vladimir Volfovich, at first glance, can create the impression of a quick-tempered and slightly unbalanced man. But there was a woman who was able to go hand in hand with him for decades. This is the only official wife of Zhirinovsky - Galina Lebedeva.
Their marriage and relationship with a stretch can be called light and cloudless, but, despite any hardships, Galina has remained a faithful companion and ally of her husband for many years.
History of dating and creating a family
This couple met at a fairly young age, when they were both in a summer camp. They say that Galina immediately interested Vladimir. She was an interesting enough slender brunette, a student of the biological faculty of Moscow State University. Almost three years between the young people were just friendly relations, while all the time Zhirinovsky very gallantly courted Galina. Three years after their first meeting, in 1970, Vladimir made the girl a marriage proposal, which she accepted. They played their wedding in 1971. And exactly one year later, in 1972, the Zhirinovsky family replenished - their son Igor was born.
Custom marriage
Relations in this married couple can hardly be called ideal-exemplary, but, despite all the difficulties, the couple have been living together for almost 45 years. In their life together there was a period of divorce, and this happened in 1978. Vladimir and Galina met again in 1985, and since then they have not parted. Despite the fact that officially the couple did not begin to formalize their relations again, on the eve of their silver wedding, as evidence of warm feelings and mutual devotion, they got married in a church.
Dubious divorce
It would seem that today you will not surprise anyone with a civil marriage. People who love each other do not have to prove their feelings in the registry office. But in the case of Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Galina Lebedeva, everything is not so simple.
For a certain period of time, the press discussed the topic of the fact that it’s advantageous for Vladimir Volfovich to live with his wife not officially, since then he might not include her income in his family’s declaration. And since Zhirinovsky’s wife is by no means an ordinary woman, this state of affairs for both of them is only at hand.
A true friend is not a simple biologist
By profession, Lebedev is a biologist, works at the Institute of Virology RAMS and has a Ph.D. She is studying HIV problems. But, despite the relatively modest income of a researcher, Galina is the owner of several suburban residences, Moscow apartments and seven expensive cars.
Lebedeva is also engaged in active social activities. She became the creator of the LDPR Women's Association, which addresses various humanitarian issues.
Zhirinovsky: children and grandchildren
In a marriage with Galina, the politician had one son - Igor Lebedev. Zhirinovsky and his wife at one time gave the boy the name of the mother specifically so that the father’s shadow would not interfere with his life. Today, Vladimir Volfovich is proud of his offspring, since, becoming an adult, he fully supported the ideas of his father and continued his work.
Just like his father, Igor was attracted by jurisprudence. In 1996, he quite successfully graduated from the Law Academy in Moscow. Lebedev has long been a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and in a few years he has made a good political career:
- was an assistant to a deputy of the State Duma;
- held the position of expert expert of the apparatus of the LDPR faction;
- Appointed Advisor to the Minister of Labor of the Russian Federation;
- He was elected to the State Duma in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2001.
From such a track record, we can conclude that Igor Vladimirovich’s political career was quite successful, however, the same as his personal life.
Lebedev’s wife is called Lyudmila, and not much information is known about her. In his interviews, Igor does not like to answer questions about his wife, in all likelihood, protecting her from the annoying attention of the press. It is only known that young people were familiar almost from childhood. In 1998, they had twin sons: Alexander and Sergey. Igor says that he really wanted to name one of them in honor of his father - Vladimir, but Zhirinovsky dissuaded him from this idea. Today, both brothers are students of the prestigious boarding house at Moscow State University.
Their grandfather admits that, unfortunately, he rarely communicates with his grandchildren, at best, once a month, since he has sorely lacking time for everything.
In an interview, Igor Lebedev confirmed that grandfather and his grandchildren are really extremely rare, at best, he congratulates them on the phone with his birthday. Basically, attention is paid to Alexander and Sergey by grandmothers, who have much more free time than Vladimir Volfovich. But there are other children of Zhirinovsky that are worth talking about.
Relative from Ossetia
Despite the seemingly not quite standard, but understandable for many married life politician, it turned out that not all of Zhirinovsky’s children were born with their official wife Galina. And for the first time this became known in 1995. It was then that Vladimir brought a 9-year-old child to one of the local channels and informed everyone that it was his son. The boy’s name was Oleg, and the politician publicly admitted that he was his father.
The story of the birth of the boy became known to the masses a little later. It turned out that Zhirinovsky met Oleg’s mother, Ossetian Zhanna Gazdarova, in Cuba, where the woman was working at that time. Jeanne was a very bright and beautiful Caucasian girl. Between her and the politician, a stormy and passionate romance spun almost immediately.
Soon the couple in love returned to Moscow, where Oleg was born. Jeanne decided to send him to the education of her mother, who lived in the small village of Chikola in North Ossetia. It was there that Oleg’s whole childhood passed, where his grandmother Rakhimat Kardanova was engaged in his full upbringing.
How the father introduced the son to the whole country
At the age of 9, he met his father. It is not known how Galina Lebedeva took this news, but the politician himself publicly recognized his son. And he did this publicly, bringing the boy with him to the recording of the air of one of the central television channels. After leaving school, Oleg moved to Moscow with his mother. He entered Moscow State University and successfully completed his studies.
The wedding of the son, held without the presence of the father
The press again sharply remembered and spoke of the illegitimate son of a State Duma deputy when Oleg Gazdarov turned 26 years old. It was at this age that he decided to marry. Ossetian Madina Batyrova, whom he met at Moscow State University, became his chosen one. The wedding attracted the attention of journalists, as it was celebrated on a special scale. The celebration took place in the Ossetian city of Digor. For the celebration, the most prestigious Alcor restaurant was reserved, whose employees admit that they have not seen such a luxurious event in the entire history of the institution. According to information provided at various forums, about 800 guests attended the celebration. The cost of the bride’s dress was estimated at about 200 thousand rubles. There are also rumors that the rings for the young were purchased not anywhere else, but from Tiffany. The bride ransom ceremony took place without undue stinginess on the part of the groom. In general, everything spoke of luxury and complete affluence of the newlyweds.
It was no secret to anyone that Vladimir Volfovich took upon himself all the expenses for organizing the celebration. Naturally, all the gathered relatives, and, of course, the newlyweds themselves, were very looking forward to the arrival of the famous father of the groom. But the meeting never happened. Given the level of daily workload of Zhirinovsky, it is entirely possible that he really did not have time to attend this event, but it is possible that he did not consider it necessary to attend there, considering that his father’s debt was fully paid for by all expenses.
Mysterious daughter Anastasia
Asking the question of how many children Vladimir Zhirinovsky has, one should not think that everything was limited to two recognized sons. In his numerous interviews, Vladimir repeatedly said that he also has an illegitimate daughter. Unfortunately, detailed information about this girl in open sources is very difficult to find. Perhaps she herself does not want to advertise her status as an illegitimate child. From the words of Zhirinovsky himself, it is known only that her name is Anastasia. In the birth certificate, her middle name is listed in accordance with the biological father, that is, Vladimirovna. And the last name is Zhirinovsky’s daughter’s mother - Petrova.
The story of Nastya’s birth is not advertised in detail. At the same time, Vladimir Volfovich says that if Russian laws allowed several wives, he would have forged a relationship with Nastina’s mother a long time ago, and Zhirinovsky’s daughter herself would have long carried his last name.
