Russia and Ukraine went to war. Compared with the calm Putin , Ukrainian President Zelensky's appearance rate is obviously higher. Some netizens who don’t understand the international situation will feel confused when they see the news comment section of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Why do people often joke that Zelensky “has got the script wrong” or “does not act according to the script”?
The reason is very simple. Zelensky was once an actor, a real professional actor. The difference from Reagan is that Reagan became an actor first and then went into politics. After many years of political work, he was elected President of the United States. Zelensky was directly elected as a comedian as a comedian, which was seamlessly connected and shocking.
Interestingly, if you only look at Zelensky's life experience before becoming president, he has many similarities with Chinese comedian Sha Yi .
are similar in age, both born in 1978, Zelensky is only 20 days older than Sha Yi. Both are Aquarius , both are actors who are good at comedy, and have popular comedy works in their respective countries, which are very popular among audiences. In addition, they all have a beautiful wife who is a good wife.
So, can you imagine that Sha Yi suddenly becomes the president of a country with a population of 40 million one day?
How did Zelensky, the "Ukrainian Shayi", become president?
. Non-professional actor
Zelensky was born in 1978 in a family of senior Jewish intellectuals. Don’t be surprised. There were many Jewish people living in the former Soviet Union. His father was a university professor and his mother was a senior engineer . Therefore, Zelensky received a very good education since he was a child.
There were many Jews in the former Soviet Union who moved to Israel after World War II . Zelensky also thought about studying in Israel, but his parents stopped him. Zelensky was admitted to Kiev University of Economics in Ukraine and studied law at the law school.
The legal major itself is an important source of Western politicians, and there are many lawyers as president. Therefore, Zelensky has a cultural and ideological foundation for running for president in the future. If he graduated from the Film Academy instead of the Law Academy , then the possibility of him running for president in the end is much smaller.
Zelensky has a relatively lively personality. He began to come into contact with performance while learning boring legal provisions. Due to his natural sense of humor, exaggerated expressions and body movements, he won the praise of many audiences in the field of comedy. He first signed up to make his mark in the comedy variety show, and then simply regarded comedy as a career.
1997, 19-year-old Zelensky and his friends founded the 95 block comedy performance team, which is a bit similar to our Happy Twist . Zelensky, who has leadership, acting talent and a certain level of creativity, quickly became the core of the team. In 2003, Zelensky registered the already popular 95 block as a professional entertainment company, which is similar to the development history of Deyun Club.
By being an actor, talking about talk shows, and being a host, Zelensky not only accumulated a lot of wealth and married his beautiful wife, but also became a well-known Ukrainian comedy star.
After all, Zelensky is just an actor who is not a professional, but he has built a world in the Ukrainian entertainment and comedy circles through his own talents and efforts.
2. "Public Servant " starring
What made Zelensky gain a greater reputation in Ukraine was the comedy "Public Servant". Zelensky played Vasily Petrovic in the play, and everyone called him Vasia.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014, and the entire Ukrainian society fell into chaos, and the economic recession and corruption were rampant. Its cleanliness index ranked last dozens of in the world, and Ukrainians complained.
In this era, the first season of "Public Servant" starring Zelensky was released in 2015. Plot summary:
Vasia is an ordinary history teacher. He lives in an old and cramped building with his parents, sister and niece. His life is as full of all kinds of troubles as ordinary Ukrainians.
Ukraine held a presidential election, and the current presidential people were to draw students from the school to help distribute flyers. Vasia's history class was temporarily cancelled. The anger he held in his heart instantly erupted, and he angrily scolded the darkness and corruption of the Ukrainian government with a lot of swearing speech mixed with.
It was a coincidence that Vasia's cathartic speech was recorded and posted on the Internet by a student, which instantly triggered the entire Ukraine and received a large number of likes and reposts. The reason was that Vasia scolded many Ukrainians.
Someone suggested that Vasia should run for president, and students initiated crowdfunding and helped Vasia run. At this time, a misunderstanding occurred between the three oligarchs who manipulated the Ukrainian election, so by chance, Vasia was successfully elected President of Ukraine.
Washa, who was one step ahead, found that the president was not so easy to be a good person, although he personally got many benefits, such as the mortgage was exempted, the house was repaired, the community environment became better instantly, and his parents and sister also followed the crowd and dogs to the sky. However, Vasia's subordinates and the oligarch behind him only wanted him to be a rubber stamp. They deceived, deceived and manipulated Vasia to achieve their goals.
In the dilemma, Vasia always adhered to his ideal of transforming the country. Through personal efforts and people's support, as well as some coincidental luck, he finally achieved his goal.
It should be said that in the production of TV series, "Public Servant" is still a bit rough. After all, it is a satirical comedy. The plot is very exaggerated and does not pay much attention to some details. However, this drama has achieved great success at home and abroad. For example, its reputation score on my country's online platforms reached a high of 9 points, and it entered the ranks of magical dramas.
"People's Servant" has received a huge response in Ukraine and has become a must-see program for everyone. The reason is not difficult to understand. "People's Servant" ignited three emotions of Ukrainians:
Reflection on the past, dissatisfaction with the status quo, and fantasy about the future.
Due to the great success of "Public Servant", Zelensky's team immediately launched the second season of "Public Servant". The plot content continued the first season. In addition to continuing to satirize the Ukrainian oligarchs, many international elements were also added, teasing and even spoofing many heads of state. At the same time, due to the significant increase in production funds, the details were more sophisticated, and great success was also achieved.
In the huge wave set off in "Public Servant", Zelensky ushered in the opportunity to turn the script into reality. He formed the People's Public Servant Party to participate in the Ukrainian presidential election.
In order to cooperate with his own election, Zelensky's team launched the third season of "Public Servant", which is named "Election". The Ukrainian election requires candidates to remain silent, but Zelensky used the TV series to cleverly avoid this regulation, and his role as Vasia became the best assistant to assist in the election.
In other words, in order to run for the president of Ukraine, Zelensky used his role as the president of Ukraine to help him run for the president of Ukraine. His campaign slogan is: I want to be Vasia in reality.
In a magical reality, Zelensky finally won the final victory in the election and was elected President of Ukraine with a very high vote rate of more than 70%.
. Ukraine's "Putin"
In the eyes of many people, it is really an international joke that the Ukrainians made Zelensky president. After all, Ukraine is a country with a population of 45 million and is also a large country in Europe. How can a comedian be the president?
In fact, the choice of the Ukrainians and Zelensky's victory are not the only ones. They have a model of success, which is the former neighbor and later opponent, Russian President Putin.
999 Putin was also bound to another film and television character by the media before taking office as Russian president, the male lead of the former Soviet Union's classic spy war drama "Seventeen Moments of Spring".
Shijiritz and Putin are very similar in many places. They are both agents personnel who are proficient in intelligence and combat skills. They are both proficient in Russian and German , and they are both as capable and pragmatic. Moreover, in early 1999, the Russian media conducted a poll asking readers who is suitable to be Russia's next president. Most people's choice is actually a film and television role, Schiritz. So Putin and Schiritz were bound by the media before taking office. Behind Putin's prestige is also the bonus of Schiritz's role.
So, Zelensky's election as President of Ukraine and Putin's Russian president actually have many similarities. Perhaps the Ukrainians chose Zelensky according to Putin's model, hoping that he can become Ukrainian "Putin".
comedians as president is this black humor ? Of course, it counts, but behind it also represents the similar emotions in the hearts of the Russians and later Ukrainians: they would rather choose a fantasy character than vote for a real politician.
So, it is indeed a comedy that pushed Zelensky to the throne of president, but behind the comedy, there are more things. It is not very appropriate to use comedians to mock Zelensky as president. He is not only the "Shayi" of Ukraine, but also the "Putin" of Ukraine.
