Olena Zelenska, love and courage: who is the first lady of Ukraine

When their looks they crossed each other for the first time, at the time of high school, Ukraine had been recognized independent for a few years. At the turn of the Two-thousandthen, when they both attended theKryvyi Rih Universitylove broke out: or rather, he – tenacious student of law – broke into her heart – architect budding – after a very long courtship.

Olena Zelenskaborn Kijasko, e Vlodymyr Zelensky they got married on September 6, 2003but their sentimental bond soon turned into professional collaboration. Arm in arm, in fact, they entered the production house Kvartal 95, with which the future Ukrainian president quickly bought popularity thanks to his show: behind the scenes, the brilliant wife to write to him the sketches.

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“I’ve always preferred stay in the shadowsThe current one said in the past first lady. Who with Vlodymyr gave birth to two children, Oleksandra (18) and Kyrylo (9). Today, in these tragic days for their country, they are all four together, gathered in a secret location. On the other hand Olena has always been the first supporter of her husband, even when he – in 2018 – has decided to go into politics.

“At the beginning I was against it and I told her aggressively, ”she revealed. «I saw difficulties, it was a total change of direction ». During the election campaign, however, he started to control his speeches in public, to attend his speeches and even take care of him wardrobe: «I understood that he would do anything for protect our family, so I became one of his supporters ».

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Love and courage. Olena – added in 2019 in the list of most influential women of Ukraine compiled by Forbes – came out more and more uncoveredcarrying on important social battles for children and women: from memorandum of understanding signed with Unicef to campaigns on the subject of Power supplyup to the intervention for the accession of his country to the initiative of the G7 on gender equality.

“I won’t panic, either I’ll burst into tearsHe now writes in his own Instagram profile with over two million followers. “I will be calm and confident. My children look at me and I will stay close to them and next to my husband. But also next to you, my dear Ukrainians. I watch you all: on TV, on the street, on the internet. And you know what? You are wonderful and I am proud to live with you in the same country“.

On the other hand, which should have a live with the spotlight he had figured it out years ago when Vlodymyr was elected president. “If your husband does this job, there are duties that you cannot delegate to anyone“. The struggle for freedom is one of them.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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