The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

Time correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the life and leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky from the dressing rooms of his variety shows to the muddy trenches of Ukraine’s war with Russia. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, Shuster tells the intimate and revealing story of the president’s evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience. In their most candid accounts of the war so far, members of Zelensky’s inner circle show how the president’s character changed under the strains of leadership and the horrors he witnessed each day. His wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, describes her escape from Kyiv with their children, her life on the run…

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  • kyivindependent .com/shusters-showman-was-supposed-to-be-the-definitive-zelensky-biography-but-its-not (‘  “… As the events described in “The Showman” inch further toward the present, issues begin to arise with the use of certain terms that should have already become unacceptable in reporting on Ukraine over the past 10 years of war… by Kate Tsurkan February 6, 2024 ‘)
  • president .gov.ua/en/videos/razom-mi-zminyuyemo-istoriyu-na-krashe-vistup-prezidenta-vol-5917 (‘  Together we are changing history for the better – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to the public of Lithuania and Ukraine. 10 January 2024  ‘)
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  • kyivindependent .com/im-in-shock-russias-renewed-mass-missile-shatters-kyivans-lives-and-dreams (‘ ‘I’m in shock:’ Russia’s mass attack on Kyiv shatters lives and dreams, by Alexander Query and Olena Zashko and Irynka Hromotska, January 3, 2024 ‘)
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