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.
Serhii Rudenko is a Ukrainian journalist and political commentator who has published several books on Ukrainian politicians.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations Preface: Zelensky’s Political Oscar 1 Ten Assassination Attempts on President Zelensky 2 The Campaign for President 3 “Let It Be the Stadium Then!” 4 Zelensky and Forty-two Million Presidents 5 Devirtualization of Servant of the People 6 A Mad Printer for the President 7 Trump’s Impeachment 8 Vice-President Bohdan 9 The Cosmic Year of 1978 10 The Irreplaceable Yuliya Mendel 11 Look into the Eyes of Putin and … 12 The Amateur on an Electric Scooter 13 A Little Bell for Maslyakov 14 Godfather Rodnyansky 15 A Scandal in Jurmala 16 The Family of Kvartal 95 17 The Kadyrov Ordeal 18 Ebony Rods 19 Zelensky's Double 20 Zelensky’s Ceremonial General 21 Zelensky’s Shefir Brothers 22 Kolomoisky’s Knife 23 Poroshenko on His Knees 24 The Zelensky Collective 25 Zelensky’s Idol Syvokho 26 The Polygraph for “Servants of the People” 27 Who Turned Zelensky into an Addict? 28 Zelensky under Yermak 29 Zelensky’s Dream Team 30 Zelensky’s Architect 31 The Magic Number 95 32 He Who Burdened Zelensky with the Presidency 33 A Gagarin for Zelensky 34 A Black Mirror for a Hero 35 Zvirobiy, Fedyna, and a Victim 36 Wagnergate: A Story with Many Unknowns 37 How the Oligarch Akhmetov Prepared a Coup for Zelensky 38 The Bucha Massacre Epilogue: The President of War Chronology
