Steven Derix

Zelensky

A Biography of Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's War Leader

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Produktbeschreibung

Zelensky is a vivid and concise biography of Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, covering his background and TV career to Russiaâ s invasion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Canbury Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 141mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781912454778
• ISBN-10: 1912454777
• Artikelnr.: 64037830

Autorenporträt

Steven Derix is a journalist at the prestigious Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. Together with Dolf de Groot he wrote Blood Brothers: The Downfall of Team Rabobank, which uncovered Michael Boogerd’s doping fraud. From 2014 to 2020 he was NRC correspondent for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Russia's President Vladimir Putin shows his contempt for
Ukraine's new president Volydymyr Zelensky, an actor turned politician who
has swept to power after starring in a TV drama Servant of the People,
where he plays a history teacher who dreams of becoming President of
Ukraine
1. Al Pacino. Volodymyr Zelensky grows up in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, and
starts to compete in KVN talent championships in Ukraine and Russia,
following the fall of the Soviet Union, while also wooing his future wife
Olena
2. Bad Neighbours. Charing the history of Ukraine from Viking settlements
to the 21st Century, including the vexed relationship between Russia, the
Soviet Union, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and Volydymyr Zelensky's
progression through the Ukrainian and Russian TV industry via KVN shows
3. The Comedy Factory. Ukraine develops as an independent state, still
under pressure from Russia, while Volydymyr Zelensky makes his name in
Ukraine and Russia with his troupe and TV company Kvartal 95.
4. Maidan. Modern Ukraine erupts in protests amid the Orange Revolution
against corrupt elections and government. Volydymyr Zelensky eventually
finds his forte in political satire. Mentions Maidan Square, Yuriy
Koryavchenkov, Vitali Klitschko, Rinat Akhmetov, Viktor Yanukovych, Viktor
Yushchenko
5. Servant of the People. Volydmyr Zelensky starts a TV show, Servant of
the People, playing a teacher who dreams of becoming President and cleaning
up Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia's 'little green men' troops occupy the Crimea
peninsula. Mentions Vasyl Holoborodko and Yulia Tymoshenko’s Fatherland
Party
6. The Turbo Regime. After winning the presidential election with a
landslide, Volydymyr Zelensky starts reforming Ukraine, and immediately
runs into trouble with US President Donald Trump. Russia and Ukraine hold
peace talks to try to settle their differences over the Donbas and Crimea
7. Confrontation. Volodymyr Zelensky takes on Ukraine's powerful oligarchs
and suspected judicial and political corruption. Mentions Ruslan
Riaboshapka, Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine National Security and Defence Council,
Viktor Medvedchuk, Taras Kozak, Olena Kondratiuk
8. The Wartime President. Russia invades Ukraine in 2022 and President
Zelensky mounts a staunch defence of his country, successfully rallying
Western support for his battle against overwhelming firepower. Mentions
Zapad military exercise, Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022, FSB agents,
Alexey Navalny
A Note on Sources. The authors have used some of Steven Derix's reporting
for the Dutch newspaper NRC. Explains the use of sources and naming
protocol, preferring Ukrainian spellings over Russian ones for Ukrainian
names. So the book refers to Zelensky rather than Zelenskyi or Zelenskyy.
Bibliography. An extensive list of references for this biography of
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, including sources in Dutch,
English, Russian, Ukrainian and Polish.