Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky

From comedian to respected statesman

1. General Information

• first jewish president in Ukraines history
• < 13.000 deaths in the war before he took up the office
• change of character since the start of the war

2. Before Zelenskys political career

february2014

october 2015

until 2012,after 2013

2003

born 25 January 1978

1997-2003

2000

law degree (Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics)

new gouvernment(president is struggling)

artistic director of Studio Kvartal 95(retourn)

founded "Studio Kvartal 95"

(Jewish parents) in Kryvyi Rih, then: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

release of "the servant of the people"

regularly onKVN (Klub vesyólykh i nakhódchivykh)

3. path to and Zelenskys presedency until the war

in late 2021

february 24 2022

2020

july 21 2019

march 31 2019

april 21 2019

2018

plea by Zelensky for peace (attack started shortly after)

massive decline in Zelenskys approval (corona)

buildup of troops and material on the Ukrainian-Russian border

"Servant of the people is an official political party

30% of the votes in the first round(against 36+ rivals)

73% of the votes(win)

snap election (servant of the people: 254/450)

Zelensky as the face of the resistance

• Zelensky: calm/honest public face | Putin: dangerous/strong public face
• Putin claims that Zelensky fled the capital > films himself standing in central kyiv

• offering by the USA to evacuate him > "The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride"

• the publishing of the identification of dead russian soldiers
• talented in communicating > motivating his people

Sources

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Volodymyr-Zelensky
• https://www.nzz.ch/international/selenski-laesst-russland-im-informationskrieg-schlecht-aussehen-ld.1671994
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy