374. Olga Onuch - Zelensky is Forced to make Decisions that are Existential to the Survival of Ukraine.

Prof. Olga Onuch has written what has been described as the definitive portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinary book called “The Zelensky Effect”. In this book, she explains the paradox of Zelensky as a leader and but also entertainer, businessman and risk-taker. She explores 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, and perhaps uniquely in the world is forced to make decisions that are existential to the survival of his country. ---------- Prof. Olga Onuch is Professor (Chair) in Comparative and Ukrainian Politics at the University of Manchester (making her the first-ever holder of a Full Professorship in ‘Ukrainian Politics’ in the English-speaking world). Olga joined UoM in 2014, after holding research posts at the University of Toronto, the University of Oxford, and Harvard University. ---------- BOOKS: The Zelensky Effect by Olga Onuch, Henry E. Hale, et al. (2023) ---------- LINKS: https://olgaonuch.com/ https://twitter.com/oonuch https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/olga.onuch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Onuch https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-olya-ola-onuch-0163a944/ https://www.hurstpublishers.com/profile/olga-onuch/ ---------- ARTICLES: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/zelenskys-fight-after-war https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/podcasts/zelensky-effect-how-ordinary-ukrainian-became-extraordinary-leader https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-zelenskyy-effect-why-ukraine-s-ze-is-defeating-russia-s-z/article_aac3affa-3e24-50f8-8c67-626ecc794e95.html ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- ARTICLES: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/best-books-ukraine-russia-2023/ https://granta.com/soundscape-of-war/ https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/12/08/ukrainian-lessons-at-the-train-station-ada-wordsworth/ https://www.theoldie.co.uk/article/language-lessons-in-ukraine-ada-wordsworth ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- WATCH NEXT: Operator Starsky https://youtu.be/TEeR3-W7p9s Anna Danylchuk https://youtu.be/XQJoTAAfxt4 Mykola Kuleba https://youtu.be/Ih_EWo9GjUA Olena Halushka https://youtu.be/zbKR18583BY Halyna Yanchenko https://youtu.be/WbjhSlGDKGk ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.