VZ: A Portrait Against the Backdrop of a Nation: A Portrait Against the Backdrop of a Nation

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"Zelenskyy never made the impression of being a great man."

He is approachable, but not familiar. Quick, but not aggressive. Among his qualities was the ability to win over the nation of Ukraine and an election. Eventually, he would be forced to participate in one of the bloodiest wars of our time, inspiring his people and the world throughout. He is not, however, a perfect man.

Based on time the author spent together with Zelenskyy and other events from the president's life, both in the past and present, this biography exposes more than just the facts. It's also a work of cultural criticism, taking aim at Ukrainian enemies and ethnocentrism. Large, ambitious, and expansive, VZpaints a picture of the man-and the current situation-not the president.

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Dmitry Bykov

haspublished 96 books, including 12 novels, 6 biographies and 25 collections of poetry.He has won "The Big Book" three times and Brothers Strugatsky Prize four times.He participated in the Russian oppositional movement and was a member of the Oppositional Coordination Council, was poisoned in 2019, but survived.

John Freedmanis an American writer and translator who has translated 150 plays and edited the award-winning anthologyA Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War: 20 Short Works by Ukrainian Playwrights. He is Project Director of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings for Philip Arnoult's Center for International Theatre Development.