SVI Library Book of the Month: The Zelensky Effect by Olga Onuch and Henry E. Hale

SVI Library’s book of the month is The Zelensky Effect by Toronto’s Olga Onuch (University of Manchester) and Henry E. Hale (George Washington University). This wonderfully written book is a must-read for understanding “Ukrainian-ness” today and how a complex and diverse society came together as a strong nation capable of facing russia’s war of aggression.

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Here is a description by the publisher, Hurst (affiliated with Oxford University Press): and selected reviews:

“A compelling story of how ordinary Ukrainians saved their nation. You cannot understand the historic events of 2022 without understanding Zelensky. But the Zelensky effect is less about the man himself than about the civic nation he embodies…”

“Packed with statistical analysis of polling data, social media posts, articles, and speeches, this book answers many questions about how unified resistance on the ground has repelled the mightier Russian military.”
— Foreword Reviews

“Furnishing significant insight into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this sheds light as well on one of the most important (and improbable) leaders of the twenty-first century.”
— Michael Kimmage, Professor of History, Catholic University of America, and Visiting Fellow, German Marshall Fund

“Drawing on years of research on Ukrainian politics and society, this timely study paints a fuller picture of Zelensky and the conditions that made him who he is today, and deserves a wide readership at this critical moment in European history.”
— Gwendolyn Sasse, Director of the Centre for East European and International Studies