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Zelensky
A Biography
Serhii Rudenko (Author), Michael M. Naydan (Translated by), Alla Perminova (Translated by)
9781509556380, Polity Press
Hardback, published 14 July 2022
200 pages
21.8 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.408 kg
Selected as one of The New Statesman’s Best Books of 2023 "War is a rupture—in a country's life and a leader's. Amid the calamity, Ukrainians have proven lucky in theirs. As Mr Rudenko writes at the close, the man who was 'visibly nervous' in his early bouts of diplomacy, the ingénue and clown, now has an experience of statecraft that no modern Western leader can match, nor would wish to." "From voice of Paddington to global giant... the man behind the wartime façade" "The first English-language biography of Zelensky reveals what Ukrainians really think of him" "Serhii Rudenko's biography is a portrait of a wartime hero whose troubled past may return to haunt him... [It is] an extraordinary life story, which is still being written. Reading this biography now, in the wake of a war that upended our understanding of both Zelensky and Ukraine, presents his personal history in a new light." "Fascinating" "A fast-paced biography of an unexpected world leader... the author capably shows how Zelensky has displayed an astonishing transformation in the face of continued Russian aggression." "Rudenko has written a succinct political biography that plunges readers right into the middle of the Ukrainian political scene" "... important and detailed...: Zelensky is easily the equal of the most impressive wartime leaders the West has ever had."
The Economist
The Observer
The Telegraph
Lyse Doucet, The New Statesman
The Guardian
Kirkus
Prospect Magazine
Owen Matthews, The Spectator
"deftly charts the transformation of a former comedian into a reforming president and then, swiftly, into a charismatic wartime leader and global figure."
The New Statesman
Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine’s highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of war-time leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country’s courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion. Zelensky’s extraordinary leadership in the face of Russia’s aggression is an inspiration to everyone who stands opposed to the appalling violence unleashed on Ukraine.
This book – the first biography of Zelensky published in English – tells his astonishing story. It has been revised and updated for this new paperback edition.
Also available as an audiobook.
Abbreviations vii Preface: Zelensky's Political Oscar xi 1 Ten Assassination Attempts on President Zelensky 1 2 The Campaign for President 4 3 "Let It Be the Stadium Then!" 9 4 Zelensky and Forty-Two Million Presidents 13 5 Devirtualization of Servant of the People 17 6 A Mad Printer for the President 21 7 Trump's Impeachment 25 8 Vice-President Bohdan 29 9 The Cosmic Year of 1978 37 10 The Irreplaceable Yuliya Mendel 42 11 Look into the Eyes of Putin and … 46 12 The Amateur on an Electric Scooter 54 13 A Little Bell for Maslyakov 58 14 Godfather Rodnyansky 66 15 A Scandal in Jurmala 70 16 The Family of Kvartal 95 74 17 The Kadyrov Ordeal 79 18 Ebony Rods 83 19 Zelensky's Double 87 20 Zelensky's Ceremonial General 94 21 Zelensky's Shenr Brothers 99 22 Kolomoisky's Knife 104 23 Poroshenko on His Knees 112 24 The Zelensky Collective 124 25 Zelensky's Idol Syvokho 129 26 The Polygraph for "Servants of the People" 133 27 Who Turned Zelensky into an Addict? 137 28 Zelensky under Yermak 142 29 Zelensky's Dream Team 152 30 Zelensky's Architect 159 31 The Magic Number 95 166 32 He Who Burdened Zelensky with the Presidency 170 33 A Gagarin for Zelensky 175 34 A Black Mirror for a Hero 178 35 Zvirobiy, Fedyna, and a Victim 182 36 Wagnergate: A Story with Many Unknowns 186 37 How the Oligarch Akhmetov Prepared a Coup for Zelensky 190 38 The Bucha Massacre 193 Epilogue: The President of War 200 Chronology 203
Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP]
