A Prayer for Volodymyr Zelensky
History has found the Ukrainian president, and his courage is remarkable to witness.
Before he became the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky played the part on television. He created and starred in a comedy series, . His character, a high-school history teacher, is surreptitiously recorded by one of his students as he passionately rants against the tyranny of corruption in his nation. Without his knowledge, the video goes viral. Without campaigning or even wanting the job, the teacher is improbably elected president of Ukraine. The humble Everyman, out of his depths in nearly every respect, goes on to become a heroic leader of his country.
