Ksenia Sobchak's press secretary reports that as she was leaving an event commemorating Mikhail Gorbachev's birthday, a young man ran up to her screaming "This is for Zhirinovsky!", before splashing her with water and knocking her off her feet.
The attacker was allegedly identified as Alan Dzuev, an aide to Mosgorduma deputy Aleksey Shaposhnikov.
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Late last month, verbal jabs turned physical after Sobchak threw a glassful of water at her opponent Vladimir Zhirinovsky during a TV debate, with the footage immediately going viral.
