Is the story of Zhirinovsky true, who was throwing the earth at Jewish students?

A photograph of a Russian politician, allegedly entering into a skirmish with students in France, has been spreading through social networks for several years. We checked the reliability of such publications.

The picture of Vladimir Zhirinovsky in the coaching and black crankcase, throwing the land towards the photographer due to forged fence, has been published on social networks for many years. It can be found in Facebook, X, Instagram, "VKontakte" Telegram And on entertainment sites. The signature for the photo is usually about the same: “Zhirinovsky due to the fence of the Russian consulate in Strasbourg throws the earth and stones at Jewish students who accused him of anti -Semitism.” The authors of the posts are diverge only in dating: some write that this happened in 1993, others - that in 1994.

In Strasbourg is the headquarters of the Council of Europe. Russia I became The member of this organization only in 1996, but since 1992 she had the status of a special guest of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In 1993, the Russian delegation visited the PACE session, It was discussed The Russian Federation entered the organization, but Zhirinovsky did not go to Strasbourg - he was not a member Supreme Council of the RSFSR. After the dissolution of the Supreme Council, the politician was elected deputy The State Duma of the Russian Federation and already in this status went to the PACE session in April 1994.

LDPR leader at that time was known In the West, how odious Policy of nationalist views. He Supported The First President of the Republic of Serbian is pleased with Karadzhich (who was later found guilty of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and was first sentenced to 40 years in prison, and later to life imprisonment), threatened In the case of coming to power to "destroy" Germany, assertedThat Zionists plan his murder (because he refused to take $ 100 million from them in exchange for refusing political activity) and predicted that as a result of "Jews would burn everywhere - in Germany, and in Serbia, and in Russia." In 1993, Zhirinovsky released The book “The Last Throw to the South”, which stated that France needs to get rid of American and Zionist influence, otherwise Paris would become an Arab city by 2008. 

In early 1994, the politician was Expelled from Bulgaria for insulting the president and received a refusal At the entrance to Germany. Due to these scandals, for a trip to the session PACA, Zhirinovsky was given A special visa: upon arrival in France, he had to immediately go to Strasbourg and leave the country immediately after the end of the event. These measures insulted the deputy, and before leaving he declared the press that will never return to this country again (nevertheless, after that he I visited there More than onceincluding representative Russia in PACE).

Collination with protesters It happened April 11, after the performance of Zhirinovsky in the Council of Europe. How Writes Le monde, his speech lasted 7 minutes. Politician declaredthat Russia in response to hit In the Bosnian city of Horage, NATO should begin bombing of the Italian bases of the North Atlantic Alliance, and also spoke out against the Russian Federation’s entry into the Council of Europe, since "there is more rights and freedoms in Russia than in Europe." After the speech, Zhirinovsky went to the residence of the Russian consul, where the delegation stopped. At the gates of the residence, about a hundred people with posters “Hitler, [the founder of the French Right Party“ National Front ”Jean-Mari] Le Pen, Zhirinovsky: one for all and all for one” and “Zhirinovsky = 0% of democracy, 100% xenophobia” had already gathered. The politician entered into a skirmish with the protesters and, finally, as he writes Le monde, “Pulled the plants from the ground and threw them into the demonstrators. Moreover, he threatened them to "get his nuclear gun." 

"Kommersant" wrote: “The tour turned out to be scandalous enough to amuse readers of newspapers, and a photograph taken in Strasbourg, in which Mr. Zhirinovsky threws the whole world by some plant.” The text of the "Kommersant" is most likely said not about the photograph that was encouraged in Russian -speaking social networks, but about another, made on the same day from another angle by the photographer of the agency France Press. It was not possible to find out who was the author of the viral picture, “verified”, but the network is available and video incident.

Thus, in a viral photo, Zhirinovsky is really depicted, throwing the earth and torn plants torn to protesting Jewish students. This happened on April 11, 1994 in Strasbourg.

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