'A compelling piece of living history and Shuster, who has reported from Russia and Ukraine for the best part of two decades, skilfully pieces together the transformation of Zelensky... highly readable'
Independent
'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era. This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made'
- Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Twilight of Democracy
'A narrative tour de force that takes us deep behind the scenes of the Ukrainian president's bunker during the tensest days of Russia's war against Ukraine. Shuster gives an astonishingly intimate portrayal of the former comedian turned wartime leader battling to save his nation - and Europe - that nevertheless maintains a doggedly honest and critical balance'
- Catherine Belton, author of Putin's People
'Intimate but unflinchingly objective, this biography gives you a seat at Zelensky's war cabinet and penetrates his mind as he battles to save Ukraine's freedom-and ours'
- Peter Pomerantsev, author of Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
'The most intimate portrait of Zelensky, the man at the center of the world drama, painted by one of the best writers in the field, Simon Shuster. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand what Ukrainians are fighting for and why they will prevail'
- Serhii Plokhy, author of The Russo-Ukrainian War
'This book is a historical milestone. No journalist in recent memory has had such unique access to the people changing our world in real time. Thanks to Simon Shuster and this brilliant, sincere, and truthful book, readers today-and future generations-will have a chance to learn the inside of this war and to understand Volodymyr Zelensky'
- Mikahil Zygar, author of All the Kremlin's Men