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.

AbbreviationsPreface: Zelensky's Political Oscar1 Ten Assassination Attempts on President Zelensky2 The Campaign for President3 "Let It Be the Stadium Then!"4 Zelensky and Forty-two Million Presidents5 Devirtualization of Servant of the People6 A Mad Printer for the President7 Trump's Impeachment8 Vice-President Bohdan9 The Cosmic Year of 197810 The Irreplaceable Yuliya Mendel11 Look into the Eyes of Putin and ...12 The Amateur on an Electric Scooter13 A Little Bell for Maslyakov14 Godfather Rodnyansky15 A Scandal in Jurmala16 The Family of Kvartal 9517 The Kadyrov Ordeal18 Ebony Rods19 Zelensky's Double20 Zelensky's Ceremonial General21 Zelensky's Shefir Brothers22 Kolomoisky's Knife23 Poroshenko on His Knees24 The Zelensky Collective25 Zelensky's Idol Syvokho26 The Polygraph for "Servants of the People"27 Who Turned Zelensky into an Addict?28 Zelensky under Yermak29 Zelensky's Dream Team30 Zelensky's Architect31 The Magic Number 9532 He Who Burdened Zelensky with the Presidency33 A Gagarin for Zelensky34 A Black Mirror for a Hero35 Zvirobiy, Fedyna, and a Victim36 Wagnergate: A Story with Many Unknowns37 How the Oligarch Akhmetov Prepared a Coup for Zelensky38 The Bucha MassacreEpilogue: The President of WarChronology