It means, you care what people have done in the past, as long as they are now awesome, they are awesome. This article talks about two great people, perhaps the two most powerful people in the world in recent stages, and two hostile people.

(Women Talking about History - Issue 4)

There is an old Chinese saying: Heroes don’t ask where they come from. It means, you care what people have done in the past, as long as they are now awesome, they are awesome. This article talks about two great people, perhaps the two most powerful people in the world in recent stages, and two hostile people. They are the most popular things in the world now - the protagonists of the Russian-Ukrainian war Putin and Zelensky. There are many different opinions about this war, and the eyes of the masses are sharp, so the author will not comment on it, but only talk about the "private affairs" of these two big names. The author believes that the two presidents of are examples of inspirational figures -

Ukrainian President Zelensky is nicknamed "driver", "actor", funny actor, funny star, etc., but it is not easy for him to become a president from a "clown"; and Putin, in fact, his experience is even more bumpy. He has really been a driver. He drove a taxi to make a living when he was in a downturn. Both of them started from scratch and achieved great things.

The two have one other characteristic, that is, they are both very short.

Russia and Ukraine both belong to Slavic ethnic group . People in this nation are generally tall, and the average height of men is above 1.8 meters. There are many Russian talents in history, such as Putin's idol, the arrogant Peter the Great , with an "altitude" of 2.04 meters, similar to the star of NBA. However, Zelensky is only 1.73 meters tall, Putin is only 1.7 meters tall (of course Putin is seventy years old, so he may be a little taller when he is young), but this is still the information given by the official.

Based on the scenes that the two appeared frequently in the media, everyone speculated that the two were really shorter, Zelensky was even 1.7 meters tall, and Putin was not comparable.

However, measuring a person's ability and a person's value have nothing to do with height. There are many historical figures who are tall and look up to them. In fact, they are all very short, such as Napoleon, Lenin, Lu Xun, and King of Football Maradona , or Jack Ma , etc., which are basically around 1.6 meters, but this does not affect their ability value at all.

Leave no gossip, let’s talk about Putin first.

# Poor and destitute, he once drove a taxi

On October 7, 1952, Putin was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg ). He has excellent academic performance since childhood. At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Law Department of Leningrad University, International Law major, but he eventually obtained a doctorate in economics.

Putin has a strong personality. Although he is thin, he is very strong and loves sports. He is especially good at sambo wrestling, judo and mountain skiing. He won the wrestling championship in college. In 1973, he was still in his junior year and worked as a sambo wrestling coach; In 1974, he won the judo championship in Leningrad. Later, he continued to reach the eighth stage of judo (very few people in the judo world can reach the nineth stage or above), and is a recognized judo master in the world. Of course, he also has the title of Taekwondo Honor Black Belt Nine-Dan. At this point, you will understand how Putin is so strong in life and on the political stage.

However, Putin's life and career were not smooth sailing, but had many ups and downs.

In 1975, after graduating from university, 23, Putin did not major in law, but entered KGB (one of the four major intelligence agencies in the world) and became an agent. Because in his opinion, the agents are also very important to the country, and doing this industry is also a manifestation of patriotism, which also laid a solid foundation for his future political engagement.

On July 28, 1983, Putin married Lyudmira . His wife is also a sports enthusiast, specializing in skiing and playing tennis. In 1985, due to work reasons, Putin and his wife went to East Germany and gave birth to two daughters there.

Later, East Germany and West Germany merged, Putin returned to the Soviet Union, resigned from his job as a KGB and bid farewell to his career as a special agent. At that time, the Soviet Union also encountered many problems (it disintegrated after more than a year), and there were many unemployed people and it was difficult to find a job. Putin, who just returned, also encountered employment problems. In order to support his family, he drove a taxi in .

Later Putin recalled: "That part-time rental history was unpleasant, but unfortunately, the situation was only like this at that time." However, Putin also trained his driving skills because of this. Later, he was very skilled in many models and even drove the Renault Formula Racing.

When Putin's life was in trouble, he met a noble man. The other party is his university tutor, and his name is Sobchak . When Putin was in college, he was highly appreciated by Sobchak. The two had a close relationship, both teachers and friends.

At this time, the Soviet Union had disintegrated, Sobchak walked out of campus, entered politics, and became the mayor of St. Petersburg. When Sobchak learned that his proud disciple had fallen to the point of renting out, he was also very moved, so he picked him up without hesitation, and Putin successfully became the mayor's consultant.

The teacher read that wrongly, Putin was like a fish in water, and since then he showed his political ambitions and was soon promoted to Deputy Mayor of St. Petersburg. In fact, Sobchak's ability to do political work is not strong. Many things are done by Putin for the teacher, so Putin can be regarded as the teacher's right-hand man.

# Putin, who was in a trough, once wanted to drive a taxi again

However, things are impermanent. In 1996, Putin, who had just made his mark in politics, fell into a trough in his life again. Because his teacher, Mayor Sobchak, has been in office and has not been re-election successfully, Putin also lost his position as deputy mayor and he is unemployed again.

He was only 44 years old at this time. This age is not too old, and of course it is not too young. In fact, for a man who has entered the career of officialdom, it is the year of fighting. If you have not made great progress at this age, your life will be a bit unrest. But at this time, Putin was unemployed. He faces a huge dilemma.

Both of his parents are in their 80s and need support; while their two daughters are not yet adults and are still studying. Putin has elderly parents and young children, and life is under great pressure. Not to mention this, something happened to his wife Lyudmira.

Not long ago, Lyudmira suffered a serious car accident in , and she suffered serious injuries to the skull and spine. She was admitted to the hospital after surgery. In this way, the wife not only cannot help him take care of his family, but also has to be taken care of by others. The key is that she is in the hospital for a long time and will also cost a lot of money! This is really a worse injury for a man who has lost his job.

The burden of the family is all on Putin. Misfortune never comes alone, but house is raining all night long. This year, Putin's family suffered another huge disaster!

Putin, who once served as deputy mayor, had a very good family condition. He lived in a two-story building and a sauna on the second floor. A friend came to visit this day. Putin and his friends steamed a sauna, and then went to the rest room to rest and chat. While we were chatting, something happened.

A "click" sound was heard, and then a cluster of flames burst out from the sauna!

Putin was shocked and knew that it was going to catch a fire, so he hurriedly left the room with his friend. At the same time, he also shouted loudly to his family and asked everyone in the room to escape from the room as soon as possible. However, when he escaped downstairs, he found that a daughter was missing.

It turned out that my daughter was running around on the second floor, and seemed to be frightened! So Putin turned back and went straight to the second floor to save his daughter. His house is made of wooden buildings, and once the fire catches, the fire spreads very quickly. Therefore, after Putin rushed to the second floor, the fire had already spread and he could no longer go downstairs!

Putin was not panicked at this time, he acted surprisingly calmly. He quickly twisted a rope with the sheets and tied them to his daughter, allowing her to slide down. Then he slid down from the second floor himself.

is very dangerous! If you weren't your quick skills, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The wooden building burns extremely fast, and when the firefighters arrive, it is too late. Although his family's lives were saved, all of Putin's property was turned into ashes.

He was unemployed, his wife had a car accident, and his family was gone. Facing the family, Putin was as uncomfortable as he was, and he was as frustrated as he was. Putin was crying at this time. If you are a woman, you can still cry, but for a big man, you can cry without any place.

If you are an ordinary person, you may commit suicide.But Putin is Putin. Faced with huge setbacks, he did not retreat. He wants to hold fate's throat!

However, it is easy to say and difficult to do it yourself. How to get rid of this predicament?

For the sake of life, Putin once considered opening a rental again. After all, he was familiar with the road and made money faster. Later Putin recalled like this: "What can I do? I can't find a job at all. I even wanted to drive a taxi again. I was not kidding. My two children were still young at that time..."

If he really drove for rent again from now on, the history of Russia might have been rewritten. Fortunately, he did not "success", and this time the God of Destiny favored him again.

# strong turnaround

When Putin was about to go to drive a taxi, a friend with a very identity "saves" him. Opportunities are all for those who are prepared. After all, Putin has experience in politics and has done a good job, so this friend recommends him to work at the Presidential Palace.

The president at that time was Yeltsin . He will become another nobleman for Putin.

Putin's ability to work and enthusiasm for his career were quickly appreciated by the president. So his chance came.

Perhaps only Putin dares to take this move. As mentioned earlier, Putin also has a noble man, his teacher Sobchak, , while Sobchak is Yeltsin's political enemy . Sobchak was imprisoned after losing power. At this time Putin took a dangerous move. In 1997, Putin tried every means and even used a private helicopter to rescue Sobchak from prison.

When Putin's colleagues knew about this, they all thought that he would have finished this time and would have offended President Yeltsin. It would be a small matter to drive him away. Maybe something more serious will happen. Everyone was worried about him. However, after learning about this, Yeltsin greatly appreciated Putin. This man was so loyal! For the sake of the old master, he actually ignored his future and even his life. Isn’t this the same as the Chinese Guan Gong . For the sake of his elder brother Liu Bei , he would rather leave Cao Cao , who treated him as much as a mountain, and , ride alone , , thousands of miles away! Therefore, Yeltsin not only did not blame Putin, but instead attached great importance to him.

Putin was promoted very quickly after that, of course this was also determined by his ability. Yeltsin was just a mentor.

Just two years later, on August 9, 1999, Yeltsin appointed Putin as the first deputy prime minister of the government and the acting prime minister of the government. On the evening of December 31, 1999, Yeltsin announced his resignation. Putin became acting president in accordance with the provisions of the Russian Constitution. On March 27, 2000, he was successfully elected as the second president of the Russian Federation.

It only took Putin four years from unemployment in 1996 to being president-elected, and it was a strong turnaround! This is also a miracle in the world's political arena.

Next, we will introduce Putin's opponent, Zelensky. This lord is definitely not an ordinary person.

# Don’t want to be a lawyer and enter the entertainment industry

Compared with Putin, Zelensky should be considered a junior. He was born on January 25, 1978 in an Jewish family in eastern Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. I have to accept that Jews are smart. For example, world celebrities such as Marx, Einstein , Chaplin , Rockefeller, etc. are definitely high IQ. There is no doubt that Zelensky is also an extremely smart person.

Of course, Zelensky's family background is very good, and he is not an ordinary cow. His grandfather participated in the Soviet Patriotic War and was an old hero; his grandfather served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Ukraine; his father was a professor at the Ukrainian School of Economics; his mother was also an engineer. Zelensky, who grew up in such a family, could not become famous.

Like Putin, Zelensky also has experience in life abroad. His father was sent to work in Mongol People's Republic of , so Zelensky spent four years in Mongolia when he was a teenager. He went to Mongolia in elementary school. In the Mongolian grasslands, he also developed his unruly and free personality, and had the tough or aggressive nature of the Mongolian .

Zelensky entered Kiev State University of Economics at the age of 18 and studied law.However, like Putin, he did not work in law later, and he did not like the law major at all. In sharp contrast to Putin's cold and serious image, Zelensky is very easy-going, laughing all day long, not serious at all, and even always makes a funny look. Like Chen Peisi , Stephen Chow , Stephen Chow , Ng Mengda , and Mr. Bean, he is born with a comedy as a comedy.

But at the beginning, his father didn't want his son to be a clown, he hoped that his son could do a great career. But Zelensky was very stubborn and had to rely on his own personality. After graduating from college, he had only been a lawyer for two months, so he gave up and entered the entertainment industry.

In fact, Zelensky never stopped when he was in high school. At that time, he and a few buddies formed a singing and dancing troupe called "95th Block" and performed "amateur" outside, and also gained a little fame.

At this time, he was completely liberated after leaving the campus. He "returned to his old career" and led the "95th Block" singing and dancing troupe to start exploring the world. He is versatile and has served as a captain, screenwriter and actor in the singing and dancing troupe, making it a big splash. Soon, his chance came.

There was a famous comedy reality show in Russia at that time. After hearing about it, Zelensky took his singing and dancing troupe to Russia to participate. When he participated in the show, he tried his best to make fun of it, play clowns, and amused, which caused a burst of cheers and became famous in one shot.

In 2003, Zelensky began to cooperate with Ukrainian "1+1" TV station. The boss behind this TV station is Kolomoysky. This person has a very background and is a financial king. From then on, Zelensky became more famous.

also has personality. It was also in this year that Zelensky, who was only 25 years old in , got married. He is 25 years old, and he is still "only"? Yes, it is not too early for ordinary people to get married at the age of 25, but in the entertainment industry, especially for a popular star, getting married at this time is simply an alternative. Because most celebrities get married late, some will wait until they are thirty or forty, fifty or sixty, or even never get married for life. Because once they get married early, they will lose a lot of fans, which is something their backstage bosses don’t want to see.

But Zelensky doesn't, get married if it's time. Of course, his wife Ye Lina is also very outstanding. She is not only very beautiful, but also versatile, able to sing and dance. She is nicknamed Ivanka , and the couple is also a perfect match.

After marriage, Zelensky's acting career was even more prosperous. In 2015, he created a classic TV series " People's Public Service " , which also brought his life to its peak.

#Fake movie real action, and became president

This "Public Servant" starring Zelensky himself (written by Yelena) achieved unprecedented success after it was broadcast, with the domestic ratings of the first season as high as 10.4%. The story tells a legendary and absurd, comedic story -

An ordinary middle school history teacher named Vasily Petrovic, was photographed by students for fiercely criticizing the corruption in Ukraine's political situation in class and uploading it to the Internet, making him famous overnight. Because the situation in Ukraine at that time was not ordinary, with political chaos, corruption in the officialdom, the economy was controlled by the oligarchs of , and the people were in a state of depression, and people were in a difficult situation, and everyone was dissatisfied with the government. So everyone encouraged history teacher Vasily to participate in the presidential election: Since you have such insightful insights, then you can become president!

top! Many people started to make excuses. Anyway, everyone who is president is the one who is the president. If middle school teachers have that level, why can’t they be president? Besides, Ukraine is like that, just treat it as a living horse.

Ukrainian Constitution stipulates that any Ukrainian citizen who is over 35 years old and who lives in Ukraine for more than 10 years can run for president. So, after some people's magical operations, Vasily became a presidential candidate.

The result is that Vasily was successfully elected president with a high support rate of 60%. Vasily was originally poor and destitute, but now he suddenly turned into a phoenix and became the lord of a country, so everyone came to flatter him.The dilapidated community he lived in was immediately renovated. Even the female principal of his former teaching school "criticized" his female yaksha-like old woman all day long, and asked the students to welcome him with flowers...

But Vasily disdained all this. As a slut, he insisted on not making special contributions after taking office. For example, if he had lengthened and extended Lincoln , he would not take the bus and taxi, and continue to maintain a good style of hard work and simplicity. But in the face of the dilemma of the country and the corruption in the officialdom, he began bold reforms, anti-corruption, and attacked various oligarchs...

. Zelensky portrayed this Vasily with flesh and blood, vividness and vividness. The president he played was highly praised by the people. As a result, Zelensky became a household name, just like the Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan when it was the most glorious.

Literature comes from reality. The situation in Ukraine at that time was exactly the same as the one performed in the play, and it was not ordinary. It was politically chaotic, corruption in the officialdom, and the economy was controlled by oligarchs, and it was in a depressed state. The people had long been dissatisfied with the government. So the people had a sudden idea, why not let Zelensky, who plays president, run for president? Let him become the president of Ukraine and change the status quo of the country?

Yes, Zelensky also had a sudden idea, since a history teacher can be president, why can't I? There is a philosophy in the West, "Whether you can become is determined by whether you want to become." There is also an idiom in China: is artificially . The truth is the same. So Zelensky was full of passion and decided to run for president.

cannot be imagined out of thin air, but it can be achieved in reality. In December 2017, Zelensky registered the "Public Servant Party" in Ukraine under the title of "Public Servant" and began to build momentum for himself. A year later, on December 31, 2018, Zelensky officially announced on his talk show that he would participate in the presidential election next year, which received unanimous cheers from his millions of fans. In January 2019, the People's Public Service Party officially nominated Zelensky for president of Ukraine.

Many people support him very much. The reason is very simple. Everyone likes the civilian president in the TV series so much that they imagine Zelensky as that person. Of course, also has the rational component . Like that teacher, Zelensky, although he has never been an official or had no political experience, at least he has no bad deeds of corruption and no scandal of intrigue. Moreover, because he plays comedy , plays a clown, and pleases the public, this proves that he is very friendly. If he becomes president, he will have no airs, he will be very friendly and pleases the public. If a president of a country can really please the people, wouldn’t the people feel good?

"The presidents before were all from big businessmen and big bureaucrats. They lie one after another. Perhaps a comedian can make Ukraine different!" The romantic Ukrainian thinks so.

This logically has its rationality . For example, people who can act in comedy and clowns until they reach the peak are all high IQs, such as Chaplin, Mr. Bean, Stephen Chow, Zhao Benshan, Chen Peisi, etc., are all capable people. Therefore, it was no surprise that Zelensky won in the subsequent general election.

In March 2019, the general election began. Zelensky is really smart. He will officially launch the third season of "Servant of the People" at this time. The people all like this drama, and it was released again at this time, which attracted great attention from everyone. So Zelensky's popularity rose again like a rocket.

At the end of March, in the first round of voting in the presidential election, Zelensky's support rate firmly ranked first, overwhelming the other two candidates, former Ukrainian President Poroshenko and former Prime Minister Tymoshenko , and directly eliminated Tymoshenko.

In the second round of voting, Zelensky and former President Poroshenko held a big debate at the largest stadium in the capital Kiev . For the sake of sensation, both of them knelt down in public. Poroshenko was kneeling to the Ukrainian flag solemnly, it was patriotic enough. Butzelensky is even more awesome.He knelt directly to the common people and said emotionally:

"I am going to kneel to every mother who can't wait for his son to return from the front line, to every child who can't wait for his father to return, and to every wife who can't wait for his husband to return!"

These words, whether they are sensational or sincere, have aroused great affirmation and touching from the voters. As a result, on April 21, Zelensky received unprecedented approval ratings in the second round of voting, and was finally successfully elected President of Ukraine with an overwhelming advantage of 73%.

This is simply more "outrageous" than what he played in the TV series. Zelensky has completely turned into an ugly duckling into a white swan!

After being elected president, Zelensky also performed drastic reforms to Ukraine just like he did on TV. But the reality is cruel and not as simple as writing a script. Ukraine is still unimaginable in the war...

But no matter what, Zelensky achieved the glory of his life, if being a president is a glory.

Conclusion: Putting aside all political factors, in a personal sense, Putin and Zelensky are both successful. In short, they are all inspirational models. No matter what the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the commander-in-chief of both sides, the "driver" of both sides, and the two short men, , should be respected by each other, and the spectators should not ignore either side.

Finally, I still call on the war to end quickly and live the peace!

(Text/Woman Talking about History·Summer Ice Wash)