Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?

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In recent days, the attention of many has been focused on the elections in Ukraine, in which Vladimir Zelensky confidently wins. Repeating the fate of one of his screen heroes, the history teacher Goloborodko, the artist accomplished the impossible. Having not been involved in politics before, he found himself on the threshold of the presidency, having the opportunity to become the youngest head of Ukraine in the history of its independence. While Ukraine is waiting for the second round, let's remember what Vladimir was like in his youth.

Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?

Vladimir Zelensky was born and grew up in Krivoy Rog, a large industrial center in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Today the city is known for its poor ecological situation, but in the 80s and 90s, which were Volodya's childhood and youth, it was known primarily for its youth gangs.

Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?

The house where Vladimir spent his childhood and youth is called "anthill" in the city

Zelensky was not a member of criminal communities that covered up to 50% of urban youth, but he was also never a good boy. In his interviews, Vladimir said that sometimes he drained gasoline from the tanks of cars, and also stole motorcycles with friends in order to return them to the owner after a lot of rolling.

Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?
Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?

The presidential candidate settled down in the mid-90s, when KVN appeared in his life. Zelensky began his career as a comedian in the student team "Zaporizhia — Krivoy Rog — Transit", which became famous thanks to a number of victories in the Club in 1997.

Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?
Ukraine is waiting for the onset of the "Ze hour". What was the leader of the presidential race Vladimir Zelensky like in his youth?

After the success of the national team of Krivoy Rog universities, Zelensky decides to create his own project, which he calls the "95th quarter", in honor of the city district in which he was born and grew up. From 1998 to 2003, Vladimir and his friends conquered the Top KVN League, receiving the highest awards of the club.

Over time, the 95th Quarter "grew out of the student format and stepped onto television screens, while continuing to perform in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan with incendiary humorous concerts. Today, the team is known in many countries of the world, has several of its own television shows, and also stars in films.

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