The monument to Vladimir Zhirinovsky was recently built on one of the servers of the online game Minecraft. This was reported by the publication “Fontanka”.
The bust of the politician was erected from blocks of stone and coal. Zhirinovsky has a characteristic hat on his head.
“For us, Vladimir Volfovich is recognizable in the bust, but the resemblance is still not entirely accurate,” the article says.
At the same time, the broadcast’s reporter was the only person on the host when he checked the monument.
Andrei Svintsov, a member of the LDPR faction, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, said on the Telegram channel that the party plans to hold an online demonstration near the Zhirinovsky monument on May 1.
According to him, the 200-meter monument to Zhirinovsky in the play was erected on April 25, for the birthday of the politician who died last year.
The parliamentarian admitted that the monument is not very reminiscent of Zhirinovsky. However, Svintsov expressed confidence that “the unknown sculptor will still work on the portrait likeness.”
The deputy told socialbites.ca that with the help of a digital monument and an online demonstration, the Liberal Democratic Party plans to intensify its activities among players and participants on various online platforms.
“Our online events did not start today and will not start on May 1, but during the pandemic. While the whole world is sitting at home, we have held such events online a few times. We want to have a meeting inside the Minecraft game in test mode. Let’s see what the reaction will be,” said Svintsov.
He emphasized that Minecraft is not the only game that the Liberal Democratic Party will try to exist. According to him, the plans include Mark Zuckerberg’s entry into the metaverse.
“And this [огромная] We care about the audience. Not only teenagers and children play there, but also quite adult people,” he said.
He noted that LDPR agitators encouraged voters to go to the party’s own online platforms, but that people “are more comfortable where they are more familiar.”
“So we will go to them. May 1 is the day of spring, labor, so we will talk only about the spring weather with those who will take part. Let’s remind once again that Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky has a birthday on April 25. Andrey Svintsov, maybe someone will give some gifts or some objections , requests happen, ”explained Andrey Svintsov.
He also stated that there will be no age restriction at the rally in Minecraft. You don’t even need to sign up specifically for the Minecraft game, “for those [игроков] who is already there.
The permanent leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, died on April 6, 2022, at the age of 75. The politician spent the last two months of his life in the hospital where he was admitted due to Kovid-19. The leader of the Liberal Democrats is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.
An enthusiast from Taganrog under the pseudonym artemin01 in January 2023 published a map for Minecraft, where he recreates his own realm. The map includes 4 blocks with roads, shops, playgrounds and a series of old one-story private houses built in the 19th century. The location itself is made on a natural scale.
The map description reads, “You can feel what a typical Russian person looks and feels like living in a typical Russian city in winter.”