News – Government of Russia

The State Duma took place the second meeting of the organizing committee on the preparation and celebration of the 80th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a plan of the main events was considered on it.

The Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, noting the scale of the personality of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, emphasized the importance of perpetuating the memory of him: “We must do everything so that the memory of him, as a person who has done a lot to create a party-political system of our state, has led the faction in the State Duma, lived and passed from generation to generation.” He recalled that Vladimir Zhirinovsky did a lot to strengthen the Russian state.

Vyacheslav Volodin said that it has already been done as part of commemorative events: “From September 1, the scholarship named after Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky will be paid to the most gifted, talented students who have achieved high results in the field of Vladimir Volfovich, in Oriental Studies. He was a specialist in her. ”

The chairman of the State Duma noted the efforts made by the head of the LDPR faction Leonid Slutsky: “Much does Leonid Eduardovich with colleagues so that the Museum of Vladimir Volfovich is opened next year. It will be located at the headquarters of the LDPR party. The place for Vladimir Volfovich is dear. “

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. He emphasized that Vladimir Zhirinovsky left a significant scientific and literary heritage, and made the initiative to publish the anniversary meeting of his labors.

“Given that Vladimir Volfovich left a significant scientific, literary, journalistic heritage, if Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin supports, I propose to consider the possibility of creating a commission on the site of the State Duma, which could include scientists, historians and sociologists from leading universities in the country, such as Moscow State University, SPbU. She would analyze the existing heritage, propose the structure of the publication and conduct the selection of works and documentation to publish a collection of his works, ”said Deputy Prime Minister.

Dmitry Chernyshenko also noted that on the eve of the meeting of the committee, he discussed with the chairman of the LDPR Leonid Slutsky preparations for the anniversary. As a result, the draft plan of measures was significantly expanded: the implementation of 56 events will be attended by federal ministries and departments, the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as the largest public organizations and the media.

In conclusion, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked all members of the government and personally chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin for actively participating in the preparation of the anniversary. The Deputy Prime Minister added that all the work is under the control of the chairman of the government Mikhail Mishustin.

The Organizing Committee was also attended by the Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Denis Ashirov, State Duma deputies and other members of the organizing committee.

The 80th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Zhirinovsky will be celebrated on April 25, 2026. By Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin of November 6, 2024, the head of the State Duma was appointed Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. The committee included parliamentarians, government representatives, science figures, representatives of the university community and the largest media.