VZ: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Making of a Nation
$18.95
by Dmitry Bykov
June 10, 2025
novel | pb | 498 pgs.
6" x 9"
978-1-960385-39-0
How does a comedian become the face of a nation's fight for survival?
In VZ: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Making of a Nation, celebrated Russian author Dmitry Bykov unpacks the extraordinary rise of Vladimir Zelenskyy—from a TV star to a wartime leader defying a global superpower. With wit and razor-sharp insight, Bykov dives into the moments that shaped Zelenskyy's improbable journey, revealing the man behind the headlines.
This is not just a story of one leader but of a nation on the edge, and the power of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. Bykov offers a fresh, compelling take on Zelenskyy’s leadership, Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty, and what it truly means to fight for democracy in the modern world.
For anyone eager to understand the making of a modern hero and the fierce will of a nation under siege, VZ is essential reading.
Translated from the Russian by John Freedman
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About the Author:
Dmitry Bykov 96 books, including 12 novels, 6 biographies and 25 collections of poetry. He has won "The Big Book" three times and Brothers Strugatsky Prize four times. He participated in the Russian oppositional movement and was a member of the Oppositional Coordination Council, was poisoned in 2019, but survived.
About the Translator:
John Freedman is an American writer and translator who has translated 150 plays and edited the award-winning anthology A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War: 20 Short Works by Ukrainian Playwrights. He is Project Director of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings for Philip Arnoult's Center for International Theatre Development.
