Pugacheva had responded to those remarks by saying, "I thought you are an artful person, politician, cunning man, but you are just a clown and a psycho".

[2] A 30-second video advertisement released by the campaign received significant attention, appearing on Youtube as "Zhirinovsky beats donkey!

[4] Zhirinovsky opposed using foreign words,[5] also stating that certain cities should restore their Soviet-era names.

[6] Zhirinovsky stated that: "Dark-skinned street vendors in Moscow make it look like a non-Russian city.

[7] Zhirinovsky stated that he will remove all limitations from all forms of economy and to influence such activity by taxation.