How Zhirinovsky Was Pushed Down The Stairs In Minsk

Belarusian diplomat Petr Sadovsky played a part in this.

Sergei Naumchik , a member of the 12th Supreme Soviet , recalled the Belarusian diplomat and first Belarusian ambassador to Germany, Pyotr Sadovsky, who passed away on July 6, said the story of how, in 1991, Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky rushed up the steps in Minsk, unable to grab hold of the granite walls of the Government House with his hands.

The LDPR leader tried to force his way into the office of Supreme Soviet Speaker Stanislav Shushkevich without an invitation. Despite Sergei Naumchik’s requests to leave the building, the Russian politician continued his attempts to reach Shushkevich:

“We had to grab him by the collar and shove him out the door into the hallway—where the staircase was.” Zhirinovsky wriggled free and tried to squeeze back into the hallway,” Naumchik said.

At that moment, Petr Sadovsky, chairman of the Supreme Soviet’s Commission on International Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations—who had been summoned by a police officer via telephone earlier—appeared.

According to Naumchik, the diplomat asked Zhirinovsky to leave the room, even addressing him as “comrade”—“Comrade Zhirinovsky!” But in response, he heard non-political language.

“You’re a scumbag, not a comrade—you filthy bastard!” Zhirinovsky shouted.

“In an instant, the philologist and future first Belarusian ambassador to Germany was transformed into a former cadet of the Suvorov Military School,” recalls Sergei Naumchik. “Sadovsky used a move that slammed Zhirinovsky into the door. I once again shoved the uninvited guest out into the hallway and down the stairs. And now, the two of us together gave the Russian party leader’s body such momentum that, according to the laws of physics, it carried Zhirinovsky several meters down.

The staircase in the Government House curved around the elevator, so we had to repeat the procedure several times (for those who might see our actions as a violation of sports ethics—two against one—I’ll note that Zhirinovsky’s party branch leader was right beside him, but he cheerfully ran down the stairs on his own).

Zhirinovsky’s descent down the stairs continued all the way to the first floor and was accompanied by his cursing and threats—for instance, he promised to “hang me from a pole, and for ten—no, fifteen days, not to let anyone—not even my wife—take my corpse down from the pole.”

As the deputy noted, the police officers responded to Zhirinovsky’s shouts with laughter.

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