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Book Review: A balanced account of Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian hero who is no saint
The Showman is a gripping combination of biography, war reportage and political analysis
Volodymyr Zelensky knows how to connect with an Irish audience. Addressing the Houses of the Oireachtas in April 2022, Ukraine’s wartime president cleverly made repeated references to our joint experiences of famine and colonialism. “Although Ireland is a neutral country, it has not remained neutral to [Ukraine’s] disaster,” he declared. “I am grateful to every citizen of Ireland.”
As Simon Shuster makes clear in his vivid and compelling profile, tailoring a message like this is ...
