MOSCOW, January 3 Head of the Labor Committee State Duma of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Nilov (LDPR) spoke about the unknown hobbies of the party founder Vladimir Zhirinovsky, including collecting alarm clocks, badges, as well as breeding various animals that were in a special barnyard.
«Vladimir Volfovich, despite his outward rigidity and inflexibility, was sometimes a sentimental person at heart. He was looking for an outlet after difficult working days. Being the leader of an opposition party is extremely difficult. Being in a negative background 24 hours a day and 365 days a year» , he said.
At some point, Zhirinovsky began collecting small alarm clocks, Nilov noted.
“»Extremely punctual, he did not like to be late. He always arrived at meetings early. This was important to him. He wore an inexpensive and light watch on his hands. He also had a large watch in the back of the seat in the car. In the faction hall they showed the time in Moscow, Kostopol, where his ancestors had a factory, and in Chukotka,” Nilov said.
According to him, Zhirinovsky's hobbies were an outlet for him.
«Few people know that he also collected badges. They were given to him, including by deputies. He also collected small dogs. Metal, plastic figures. He loved dogs and animals in general. He there was even a small barnyard where there were donkeys, mini pigs, and an ostrich, which once fell on the photographer Zhirinovsky,” said the parliamentarian.