Olga Onuch - Zelensky is Forced to make Decisions that are Existential to the Survival of Ukraine.
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- Prof. Olga Onuch has written what has been described as the definitive portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinary book called “The Zelensky Effect”. In this book, she explains the paradox of Zelensky as a leader and but also entertainer, businessman and risk-taker. She explores Ukraine’s national history to show how its now-iconic president reflects the hopes and frustrations of the country’s first ‘independence generation’. Interweaving social and political background with compelling episodes from Zelensky’s life and career, this is the story of Ukraine told through the journey of one man who has come to symbolise his country, and perhaps uniquely in the world is forced to make decisions that are existential to the survival of his country.
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Prof. Olga Onuch is Professor (Chair) in Comparative and Ukrainian Politics at the University of Manchester (making her the first-ever holder of a Full Professorship in ‘Ukrainian Politics’ in the English-speaking world). Olga joined UoM in 2014, after holding research posts at the University of Toronto, the University of Oxford, and Harvard University.
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BOOKS:
The Zelensky Effect by Olga Onuch, Henry E. Hale, et al. (2023)
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Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Silicon Curtain is still the best channel by far to bring to us the most relevant and valuable information regarding Ukraine! Thank you very much! 🇺🇦✌️
With hindustan times a close second no doubt.
Thanks.
Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Brilliant academic, brilliant interview
That´s a "must-listen-to" SC episode! Fantastic talk i enjoyed greatly. Prof. Onuch has opened up new perspectives on Zelenskyy and Ukraine´s more recent democratic development for me. It`s very pleasant to listen to Olga Onuch's structured answers. (and the interviewer wasn't bad either ... ;) Hope many ppl share the episode on soc media, it´s really worth it. Thx SC
totally agree.. THIs is a key episode! And the fiber of Ukr society is all that matters now & for the entire future of it & europe, and thus the world.
Thank you, Jonathan, for the very interesting conversation with Olga Onuch.
🇺🇦 Перемоги і миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
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Ukraine has famously avoided civilian casualties in their attacks against Russia.
Regan was an actor also, but he end up being best President of my lifetime so far.
Excellent interview. So important for the people in America to hear this so as to renew our financial support to its fullest. Those of us who have never lost our faith in Ukraine but have no power have been so frustrated with our idiot congressmen and women, I'm hoping to find a way to spread this interview as far and wide as I can.
Thank you for an excellent interview with a really intelligent person.
Thanks Jon for the great work and the awesome people you bring out to us. Stand strong 🔱👍💪😁
Great interviews J
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Great interview. Would love it if Prof Onuch was on again. She articulated a great deal, very succinctly and presented a very informative view through a different lens.
As one who is familiar with the history of Ukraine and it’s surroundings and followed current events as they unfolded after the “collapse “ of the soviet state, I was pretty p*ssed off that Ze won the majority. The contrast between a professional “clown” becoming a serious statesman in Ukraine and professional statesmen becoming clowns in the west is curious indeed . Even the malignant midget of moscow can be seen as a clown if the clown in mind is Pennywise…. Thanks again for yet another excellent interview. No one else on earth deserves the title “Mr Curtain “ as much as you .
Toxic.
Toxic and spiteful.
Thank you for featuring so many Ukrainians! We should be listening to them a lot more
and telling them what to do a lot less.
We are losing credibility by the minute.
If only we had leaders like Mr. Z and not people who should be enjoying their retirement on both sides in the US and elsewhere.
Zelenskyy. Rarely has the phrase 'The right man at the right time' been more apt.
I cannot help but be impressed by, that even with apathy prominently persisting from the perspective of the countries looking into this, from inside the warzone of Ukraine they're showing resilience in the face of it all.
Yah .. and they will someday make fantastic allies and NATO partners.
Fascinating on the organic growth of democracy 2014+ as more people came to believe it was POSSIBLE . Also the decentralisation under Poroshenko, and his army reforms which I knew nothing about ! Like the widespread corruption, V difficult to change from previous rigid hierarchical Soviet models to more equal ones , in such a short time .
Great guest on a topic not often covered! 💙💛
Great discussion.
Nice and interesting talk, thank you, such content in eng. Is more than just important. Tnx, appreciate 😊😊😊😊
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💫Merci!
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Thanks, Jonathan.
Olga cling to her American accent.
Thank you, always great content
nice. you got transcripts now. 👍😃
This is a FABULOUS and fascinating read, I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Great interview, thank you both !!
Такого типу відео дуже важливі для розуміння суті справ і процесів що проходять в Україні. Спасибі 😊😊😊
Translate: This type of video is very important for understanding the essence of cases and processes taking place in Ukraine. Thanks
Thank you both for another excellent discussion ❤😊
John, Hard to out due that one. Paul
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Absoluetly fabulous discussion... why is it the "west" has so much difficulty uncoupling from Ru propaganda... we really need to hear what you and Dr. Onuch discussed on our main stream media
Fantastic conversation! Thank you
Wonderful overview of Zelensky and the Ukrainian people! I too doubt that the majority of Ukrainians would support a surrender of any territory to Russia. Slava Ukraine
Really good interview as always Mr. Fink. I have had the impression from the beginning of this war that President Zelensky would be a strong determinant of Ukrainian identity. I really liked this historian and will certainly look for her book. Thank you again for inviting her.
Whe growing up in Lviv in late 60's and early 70's, I had oranges twice a year and that was good a good year. We looked forward to holidays because again around Christmas and Easter we had ham. When I walked to school in the winter and carried my book bag I didn't have gloves. Often for dinner I had mash potatoes and glass of butter milk. But for most part I was happy because I had no more or no less than my friends.
Do you live in Ukraine now? Lviv is better than America if you want restaurants
They are brilliant men, each in his own right. Ukraine was blessed to have both of them. Ambassadors can be incredibly important. I think Ukraine will continue to have been blessed with them both and perhaps they are bringing in another brilliant strategist. They have certainly set Putin's hat off center, and Uncle Sam seems to be hollering as well. Slava Ukraini💛💙
Thank you! 💙💛
Thank you for a very interesting and insightful interview p, it’s much appreciated 👏🏻🇺🇦🇺🇦👏🏻President Zelensky has come at the right time for the Ukrainian Nation to empower the people to move beyond the old ways where fear was created to disempower peoples rights and freedom. We see the Resilience and Inner Power of the Brave Ukrainian People standing to defend their lands and democracy supported by their Courageous and Fearless Leader for a much fairer, peaceful and compassionate way of life. Far, far away from the darker old ways of that stole peoples rights!! Glory to Ukraine 🙏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏and her people shining a huge light on the evil darkness of a kremlin corrupted regime and dictator!!
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Fascinating and illuminating discussion - thank you both.
That was a fantastic conversation, thank you
Thanks
Thank you! 🙏
The Ukranian people should be proud to have two great leaders. As a foreigner I am am respectful too. The Z men, masters of the universe.
Interesting that the Rusist (Russian Fascist) army has adopted the letter Z as their emblem…
@@CassandraCassandra. imho (and probably that of some anthropologists, liguists, historians and sociologists etc), it's partly related to the need to 'brand' the new russian zeitgeist and namely to create an air of fantasy invincibility within something like a cartoonish hallucinatory magical-ish atmo. A deeply insecure ppl needed a new brand, a new symbol, other than hammer and sickle, which was also a PR fantasy of sorts, made for the peasants, bcuz the peasants in RU never even got close to becoming truly educated.
Amazing insight and incredible Knowledge of this woman is only outshined by her own face not covered by a ton of makeup! Wow that's real confidence and refreshing individual beauty
Re: make up - sure, especially when compared to the orange spray tan and massive amounts of foundation Trump sports on the regular. I’d like to just point a slight issue out though - with the understanding that the original comment was made with positive intentions in mind. Yet there’s a bit of a blind spot there. It just sort of comes off as a backhanded compliment that’s more a judgement of women who do wear make up. As such, it speaks of a person who believes they are in the position to make this sort of a remark - which then points to a lack of understanding of women’s lived experience in our world set up as it is. In a way it is on the flip side of asking women to “smile more” - because otherwise they are not as pleasant to look at. Again, I understand the comment was not meant to be negative - it just seems a bit uninformed, hoping to be empowering by voicing a certain male perspective. While at the same time delivering a message of disapproval. And it goes quite deep: it implies that women who do make the personal choice of wearing make up have low confidence. As well-meaning as it may be, I’m just not a 100% sure this is an appropriate comment, especially when the general discussion is of such important and grave matters.
Wery interesting. Thank you for posting, Jonathan.
Great guest.
36:23 "That's seven questions in one!" Happily your guests are academically inclined to follow and tackle many questions, like their students who learn to think from Professor Onuch instruction and guidance.
Loved this interview!
Too many cybersphere dwellers, in dark hermetically sealed cocoons, pushing rubbish they have no way of knowing for sure....about a man doing his best, with patience, respect, humility and dignity, in impossible circumstances, with the lives of many at stake.
They have a hatred for humanity, that cheers on the suffering of victims, and they're everywhere.
Great information and a fascinating angle on the story.
Interestingly, as I began to tune in Ukrainians early in the war, all of them said they approved of the way Zelensky was leading but NONE of them said they had voted for him.
Please if it possible, may I ask about time codes of topics in this video (not everyone will watch it full) thank you ❤❤❤
CHAPTERS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA , for the short of time, ALSO as clips to share the site more WIDELY !!!!!! !
so wonderful! And btw i was always impressed w/ the ppl i've been exposed to who were associated w/ GWU in D.C. !!
Excited to receive this book, Amazon price for hardcover today is $15.71 which is really modest pricing. FYI book is 224 pages.
💛💙💜💙💛 exactly! 7:55 this is exactly how I have described President Zelensky. He is the leader he is because of Ukrainians.
EXCELLENT interview! Thank you both. What a pleasure to listen to such an informed and thoughtful guest. I hope Ukraine never gives up one inch. russia is a terrorist state committing war crimes every single day in Ukraine. 🙏💙💛
I am an Aussie that lives in Ukraine. Zelenskyy definitely improved Ukraine. The decentralisation of the budget really had an affect . The local government has more budget control and is accountable. The local village gossip mill can quickly spread rumours of corruption so it’s unlikely to be corrupted. I see the roads improved, paths improved . We had. New bridge installed . We haven’t got a bus stop yet but after the war we will try. For now the local budget pays for local mobilised soldier equipment etc
The new conscription law may be the hardest thing Zelenski has had to do (politically) and absolutely necessary. Even if the US congress cleans up and passes aid package, they still need to start rotating troops soon.
Very important to understand that eastern European people are fearing russia above and beyond internal politics. And that is the case for the last 250 years
That was refreshing and hot on the topic. Many people still believe Russian lies.
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I would add that his decisions are existential to the planet 🙏🇺🇦🙏
Bless you all, from 🦘🦘🇦🇺🦘🦘
Slava Ukrani 💛 🇺🇦 💛 🇺🇦 💛 🇺🇦 💛
Oh, I'm a Texan...🤷🫣🫶
Excellent interview.
Does anyone else pronounce "whilst" the way she does? She also uses the word "weary" when she should be saying "wary."
Minor quibbles. There's a ton of character assassination going on from Russian bots and tolls and the occasional MAGA zealot, and it's good to hear from someone who actually knows something about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine.
Many thanks to British people for the support. In Ukraine we have a lot of opinions on Zelenskiy and criticize him for appointing wrong people to govement positions but he has been doing a good job in foreign policy. A lot of people in Ukraine blame the president for his statements just before the full scale war began. He said that nothing was worried about and we would have barbecue in peaceful country on the holidays. My opinion is that Ukrainians had enough information in media back then to make a conclusion and decided not to believe in the war possibility. The other claim is that he started a big roads construction project instead of building fortifications against the enemy. The current claim of Ukrainians to the president is that the reforms are slow and and the justice system serves the interests of elites. But nevertheless it became a better life in Ukraine year after year up to 2022. The journalist investigators, signed petitions to the president or the parliament and even a social media resonance on different matters have been effecting the policy decisions in Ukraine. And russian people's slaves mentality at mass is not able to understand how they can make an impact on political decisions in russia. In Russia they film videos to the "fair" tzcar asking to punish local authorities in order to solve a problem without understanding that putin is the cause of their problems. I wish all russians war supporters to experience the war on their shoulders.
worst job in the world. best job in the world. 😅
i'm just glad he's young and seems healthy and to have low blood pressure :'). aha. seems like an awful lot of stress!!!
Have you heard that for Easter,
Putin sent Trump a jar of hummus:
it's made of Russian chick pea.
....and why did the world roll-over and show their soft belly to Putana when he sent his "little green men" to take-over Ukraine's Crimea peninsula?
The world is just sleepwalking towards disaster with this mess in Ukraine. Zelenskyy was elected as a peacemaker to reach an accommodation to the civil war that had been going on for years. There was a negotiated settlement on the table in early 2022 and it should have been encouraged and would’ve been best for everyone. Instead hundreds of thousands are dead, the country is in ruins, and we’re risking nuclear war and it’s been a terrible mistake.
This woman used the term, " willst " no less than seven times in this interview . Guess she likes willst.
He represents a corrupt society. His sole job is to keep the grift going.
I like the balanced perspective but it's still too optimistic. He hasn't put the needs of the mile tarry first, which is more than highly problematic. Ukraine prevailed despite him, not thanks to him. He staffs his office with anti-Maidan people and willing to undermine perceived threats to his position, which is why he who actually saved the land chose exile.
Thank you Olga & Johnathon. Excellent interview!! And I do hope your book which sounds extremely well researched & interesting does well.
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Really interesting, thankyou.