About the book: 2012 / “Lighting a star. The history of Kyivstar from the first person" is a book about the leader of the Ukrainian telecom market - the Kyivstar company and its creator - Igor Litovchenko, written by him. He was born in the USSR and honestly prepared for a career as a historian, but sudden changes in the country and the collapse of the usual system forced him to become an entrepreneur. In the vastness of a country in which a planned economy flourished for many decades, it was interesting and difficult! In December 2012, Kyivstar celebrated its 15th anniversary. The book shows the life and professional path of Igor Litovchenko - from “a jack-of-all-trades businessman in the early 1990s” to the head of the largest mobile operator in Ukraine in the first decade of the 21st century. But this is not an autobiography as such - the author’s life is viewed through the prism of the Kyivstar company, which became the main work of his life. This book is a business novel about finding yourself, about perseverance and overcoming, about the creation and development of a company that can rightfully be called the pride of Ukraine. And about the success destined for those who have the determination to follow their path, no matter how difficult it may be.