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Zhirinovsky, however, shows no sense of humor. Indeed, he is so enraged by Khazanov's mocking send-ups that he has vowed that his first act as President would be to throw the Jewish comic in jail. Ever the jester, Khazanov has taken the threat as inspiration to cavort around town in a prisoner's striped suit with the number 001 stenciled on his back. But most everyone else now agrees that inside as well as outside Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky is no laughing matter.