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Volodymyr Zelenskiy – from comedian to Russia’s #1 target

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  • Slide 1 of 25: When Volodymyr Zelensky first got into politics surely he never imagined he would be in the position he is in now - Russia's number one enemy.
  • Slide 2 of 25: Both U.S. and Ukrainian officials say Russia aims to capture Kyiv and topple the government. Putin considers the Ukraine a puppet of the United States. In a video address on February 25th Zelenskiy stated he knew the Russians were coming for him, but he had no plans to abandon Kyiv.
  • Slide 3 of 25: In the video address Zelenskiy said, "The enemy has marked me down as the number one target. My family is the number two target. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state." So who is Zelenskiy? How did he go from being a comedian to Putin's #1 target?
  • Slide 4 of 25: Until 2019, the name of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the sixth and current president of Ukraine, was known only to those who laughed at his jokes in the Russian-speaking countries of the former Soviet Union. However, the successful comedian born into a very normal family in the Ukrainian city of Krivói Rog overnight became the president of an entire country and a coveted piece of world geostrategy.
  • Slide 5 of 25: After seeing actor Ronald Reagan as president of the United States and Arnold Schwarzenegger serving as governor of California, it's not surprising that a comedian, actor, showman and movie director can become head of state.
  • Slide 6 of 25: In 1978, Volodymyr was born into a family made up of a doctor of technical sciences and an engineer, in the Ukrainian city of Krivoy Rog (then part of the Soviet Union). The future president spent four years of his childhood in Mongolia, when his father was sent to work there. He returned to Ukraine with his family and began studying at a school where he learned the English language in depth. He also liked Greco-Roman wrestling and played the piano and guitar. In the last year of school, he organized a KVN * team and began his passion for humor and the stage. *KVN (Club of the Funny and Witty)— this is a humorous team television game that was very famous in the times of the Soviet Union.
  • Slide 7 of 25: After completing his schooling, in 1995, Volodymyr Zelenskiy entered the Higher Institute of Economics in Krivoy Rog to obtain a law degree. But he made little effort to be a lawyer and did, as a student, make a career in the world of humor and show business with his participation in the KVN team "Zaporozhye - Krivoy Rog - Transit", which won the Major League of this game in 1997. That success led him to form the " Kvartal-95" team, which remains Zelenskiy's hallmark. In the photo with Yuri Krapov: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 8 of 25: In 2003, a successful and popular comedy team led by Volodymyr Zelenskiy was invited to several television channels. There, the talented boys led by Zelenskiy revealed their potential. They premiere the program 'Vecherny Kvartal', which quickly surpassed the audience data of other great television successes such as the Russian-language version of 'The Comedy Club' and the aforementioned 'KVN'. In the photo with Oleg Koshev: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 9 of 25: The success of the humorous political program 'Vecherny Kvartal' was enormous and Volodymyr Zelenskiy became the co-owner of the company 'Kvartal-95' together with some stage colleagues. The future president made the leap from comedian to famous producer.
  • Slide 10 of 25: The production company Kvartal-95, under the leadership of Zelenskiy, launched several television projects: 'Vecherny Kvartal', 'Fight Club', 'Ukraine, get up' . The team wrote scripts for TV shows like 'Song of the Year', New Year musicals, movies, and other big events. In Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskiy participated in the launch of the famous program 'Make the Comedian Laugh'. For the comedian then Russia was not a hostile territory but quite the opposite. Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 11 of 25: Until 2018, Volodímir Zelenskiy participated in humorous projects such as 'Mr. Cook', 'Dances with the Stars', 'Make the comedian laugh', 'Night Kyiv', concerts in Russia... But he also had an important film and series career. Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 12 of 25: It all began with the production of family comedy series in 2008, which was a great success in Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the former Soviet Union. In the same year 2008, Zelenskiy played the dentist Igor in the feature film 'Love in the Big City', filmed according to the script prepared by his production company Studio Kvartal-95. Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 13 of 25: It is from the successful premiere of 'Servant of the People', a series filmed in 2015 with Volodímir Zelenskiy in the main role of the teacher Goloborodko, when the comedian approached politics, representing an icon of personal honesty before the public. But what about Zelenskiy's private life? Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 14 of 25: All this time, his creative and now political career has been accompanied by his wife Olena Zelenska.  They have known each other since childhood. In 2003, Volodymyr and Olena got married.
  • Slide 15 of 25: Olena is not just "the president's wife", she has been working as a screenwriter and author for Studio Kvartal-95 for years. She is also the mother of the couple's two children: Alexandra (2004) and Kirill (2013).
  • Slide 16 of 25: The daughter of Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Olena Zelenska has already started her film career. In 2014, Alexandra starred in the movie '8 New Dates' as Sasha, the daughter of the protagonist. And in 2016, she participated in the children's version of the talent show 'Make the comedian laugh'. There, with the help of  talent and humor inherited from her father, she won the grand prize. Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 17 of 25: But how did a man who specialized in making jokes transition to the seriousness of politics? Photo: Instagram/@kvartal95official
  • Slide 18 of 25: After the great success of the television series "Servant of the People" and "Servant of the People 2", the popularity of the comedian among the people of Ukraine increased so much that it allowed the actor to participate in the presidential election campaign. Of course, many viewers fell under the charm of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as if he still played the role of honest teacher Goloborodko.

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From comedian to Russia’s #1 target

When Volodymyr Zelensky first got into politics surely he never imagined he would be in the position he is in now – Russia’s number one enemy.

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