Word: nemtsov
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Dates: during 1994-1994
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...airport by demonstrators calling him a fascist. The chairman of Russia's Liberal Democratic Party does not brook such displays of disrespect. With an entourage of 20 people, including several menacing bodyguards, he paid a visit to the office of the region's most prominent politician, Boris Nemtsov -- only to be informed that the governor was out of town...
Undaunted, the group barged into Nemtsov's office and began rifling through his drawers and filing cabinets. Then Zhirinovsky plopped down in the governor's chair and put in several calls on Nemtsov's hot line to the federal authorities in Moscow to complain about his unfriendly reception. No one would accept the calls, but before he left, three hours later, Zhirinovsky made sure his visit wouldn't be forgotten. He threatened to have the governor's entire staff imprisoned or executed. The week, however, was still young. On Thursday night, Zhirinovsky claimed he had escaped "an assassination attempt...