Table of contents

The Comedian’s Rise

Lazarenko, Who Showed the Way to All

The Green Party of Ukraine − The Harbinger of Zelensky’s Future Victory

The Elimination of the “Against All” Option

Andriy Danilko Could Have Been in Zelensky’s Place

Leonid Chernovetsky − The Most Famous Ukrainian Populist Before Zelensky

Kolomoisky Enters the Media Market

Meeting with Zelensky

Poroshenko Makes a Fatal Mistake. 21

Lyashko, Avakov, and a President on Shaky Ground. 24

Kolomoisky Declares War on Poroshenko. 27

Why Zelensky?. 28

Vakarchuk, Who Could Have Spoiled Everything but Didn’t 30

Pre-election Promises and Features of Zelensky’s Electoral Campaign. 32

Did Poroshenko Have a Chance to Defeat Zelensky?. 34

The Weakness of Political Institutions − One of the Reasons for Zelensky’s Victory. 35

Zelensky’s Voters − Who Are They?. 36

Zelensky and Portnov. 37

On Guard for Kolomoisky’s Interests. 40

The Olympics and Love for Money. 42

The Big Construction − The Heist of the Century from Ukraine’s Budget 43

Dubious Benefits for Oligarchs. 44

How Zelensky Fought the Coronavirus. 46

Against Biden, in Favor of Trump and Russia. 49

The PrivatBank Case: The First Contradictions Between Zelensky and Kolomoisky. 52

Kolomoisky and Prison. 54

The Failed Megaprojects of the President 56

Pressure on Independent Media. 59

Reasons for the Conflict with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. 62

Why Putin Attacked Ukraine. 64

Zelensky’s Father Triggers a Chain Reaction. 66

The Perfect Moment for Putin. 70

The Russian Scenario Explained. 72

The Final Preparations for War 73

The Kremlin’s Ultimatum.. 76

Kazakhstan, the Olympics, and a Casus Belli 77

Putin Issues Another Ultimatum, Now to Ukraine. 79

Why Wasn’t Zelensky Preparing for War? The Answer is Simple. 80

Person Number 2. 83

The Secret Meeting in Oman. 86

The Theory of Yermak’s Betrayal 87

And So the War Began… 89

The Bucha Massacre, Changing the Character of the War 93

What Really Happened in the South. 95

How Kharkiv Was Saved from Occupation. 99

The Secret Advisor on Blowing Up Bridges. 100

The Bakanov Case. 103

The Mariupol Tragedy − Europe’s Largest Catastrophe of the 21st Century. 106

The Fate of the Captives. 113

Autumn 2022: An Unexpected Success of the Ukrainian Army. 114

2023: Deterioration of the Situation on the Front 116

How Could the War in Ukraine End?. 118

Corruption During War: Money Over Fear 120

Mythologizing Zelensky’s Role in the War 124

Zelensky Has Encountered a New Problem − General Zaluzhny. 127Positive Achievements and Missed Opportunities  132