Person of the Year 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Perhaps the only real world leader that is alive today. Against all odds when the rest of the world had already rolled over and ceded imminent victory to Adolph Hitler’s diabolical Russian understudy, the President of Ukraine stepped up and inspired hope (not fear) in his people and the world. Spartan King Leonidas would be proud (and anyone else who is not proud of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people should be ashamed).
Runners Up:
Marina Ovsyannikova, a journalist and the only Russian with the balls to publicly call out Putin’s lie on State news. She was subsequently fined for “discrediting” Russia’s army (which seemed quite capable of doing that all by themselves). She continues to be a thorn in the Kremlin’s side. She is currently facing charges that could lead to 10 years in prison.
Related Quote: “I go to the courts like I go to work… I deeply regret that I never got around to acknowledging all the greatness of the Russian world. I could not express my gratitude to Putin on behalf of 30 million Russians who live in the 21st century without sewers and warm toilets” — Marina Ovsyannikova
