The political scientist explained the change in the attitude of Russians towards Zhirinovsky after his death.

The attitude of Russians towards the founder of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, changed after his death largely because of the myth created around the image of the politician. The politician has remained in people's memory as a fortune teller, a philanthropist, and such a myth is loved more than reality. Political scientist Ilya Graschenkov said this on Monday, April 27.

According to the bottom survey Lenta.Ru almost half of the readers — 49% — began to treat the former LDPR leader better after his death. 46% of the survey participants noted that their opinion about politics has not changed in any way, 5% said that their attitude towards him has changed for the worse. The survey was conducted from April 21 to April 24, and 31,487 users participated in it.

According to Grashchenkov, after death, good things are remembered about a person.

"Zhirinovsky is Vanga, a fortune teller, Zhirinovsky is a philanthropist who left billions for the development of public institutions, Zhirinovsky is practically like grandfather Lenin, such a selfless silversmith," the political scientist noted.

Grashchenkov added that the LDPR leader was the last memory of public politics as something really vivid.

"When people think about politics, they think about several people — the president, I don't know, the prime minister, and, for example, Zhirinovsky...> Zhirinovsky, having turned into a myth, is gaining popularity as a politician who has left," the expert concluded.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on April 25 that the fulfillment of Zhirinovsky's "predictions" was not unusual, as they were based on a deep knowledge of the topics, IA Regnum reports. The Head of State stressed that Zhirinovsky was a well-educated man who was able to express his thoughts competently. 360.ru .

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in turn, noted that Zhirinovsky was unique as a politician and had an extremely high level of education. Life.Ru . According to the press secretary of the Russian president, many forget about this quality of the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the fullness of his emotional speeches.