{"product_id":"the-zelensky-effect-9781805260387","title":"The Zelensky Effect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Zelensky Effect explores how ordinary Ukrainians saved their nation from Russian invasion by showing how their president, Volodymyr Zelensky, reflects the hopes and frustrations of the country's first 'independence generation.' It explains this paradox by interweaving social and political background with compelling episodes from Zelensky's life and career. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 424 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 November 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: C Hurst \u0026amp; Co Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Compelling Story of Ordinary Ukrainians Saving Their Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Russian shells raining on Kyiv and tanks closing in, American forces prepared to evacuate Ukraine's leader. Just three years earlier, his apparent main qualification had been playing a president on TV. But Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly retorted, \"I need ammunition, not a ride.\" Ukrainian forces won the battle for Kyiv, ensuring their country's independence even as a longer war began for the southeast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou cannot understand the historic events of 2022 without understanding Zelensky. But the Zelensky effect is less about the man himself than about the civic nation he embodies: what makes Zelensky most extraordinary in war is his very ordinariness as a Ukrainian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Zelensky Effect explains this paradox, exploring Ukraine's national history to show how its now-iconic president reflects the hopes and frustrations of the country's first 'independence generation.' Interweaving social and political background with compelling episodes from Zelensky's life and career, this is the story of Ukraine told through the journey of one man who has come to symbolise his country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 138 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781805260387\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olga Onuch,Henry E. Hale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44864042467578,"sku":"9781805260387","price":12.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1702053061579_book.jpg?v=1702100565","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-zelensky-effect-9781805260387","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}