{"product_id":"the-zelensky-effect-new-perspectives-on-eastern-europe-and-eurasia","title":"The Zelensky Effect (New Perspectives on Eastern Europe and Eurasia)","description":"With 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.\n\nYou 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.\n\nThe 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 symbolize his country.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0197684513\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0197684513.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hale, Henry E.|Onuch, Olga\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52639256871199,"sku":"PKV.0197684513.VG","price":9.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0197684513-0.jpg?v=1782494683","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-zelensky-effect-new-perspectives-on-eastern-europe-and-eurasia","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}