On billboards throughout Ukraine is the phrase, “The president is the servant of the people.” But is this the teaser for a TV series with the same title—or a serious political campaign for its star, who may or may not be running for president?
On the most viewed series in Ukraine, Servant of the People, the famous Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky plays an honest schoolteacher who becomes president and fights corruption. In real life, Zelensky is undecided but ranks second in recent polling among potential presidential candidates.
