Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky - very ambiguous person in the political arena. His inexpressible style is recognizable, and each performance can be disassembled into quotes. The deputy himself is never shy in expressions and in his emotionality is quite frank. Perhaps this was the reason for his popularity. He is one of the few politicians who share the details of personal and family life. Does not hide the permanent leader of the LDPR party and his real origin.
The real name of V. Zhirinovsky
The biological father of Vladimir Zhirinovsky was called Wolf Isaakovich Eidelstein. It was this name that the politician wore until 1964, although he was brought up by his stepfather all his life. The family of Eidelstein resided on the territory of present-day Western Ukraine and was considered prosperous. But after the nationalization of Wolff Isaakovich and his brother, Aaron was deported to Kazakhstan. Then Vladimir's father was sent to Poland, and eventually he immigrated to Israel, never seeing his son. Wolf Isaakovich died in 1983 at the age of 76 years. Only in 2006 Zhirinovsky managed to find the grave of an ancestor, for which he flew to the city of Tel Aviv. At a press conference, he admitted that it cost him tremendous work.
About the secrets of his family, Vladimir Volfovich told Vladimir Pozner during the interview. According to the politician himself, he was Eidelstein since birth, and his mother Alexandra Pavlovna Zhirinovskaya left her name from the first marriage. The founder of the LDPR party said that in his school years his Jewish background caused questions and attracted unnecessary attention. That's why after the age of majority Vladimir decided to change his name to Zhirinovsky, but he left his patronymic. It is interesting that the son of Vladimir Volfovich, too, at one time repeated the act of his father. At sixteen, Igor received a passport and changed the name of Zhirinovsky to Lebedev, which his mother Galina Aleksandrovna wears. According to some information, the young man decided to take this step so that his father's political activities did not influence his own career and personal life.