About the book: 2010 / The monograph is devoted to the analysis of modern political processes in Ukraine through the prism of the activities of one of the most famous Ukrainian politicians - the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, twice prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The political biography of Yu. Timoshenko is well known and widely covered in numerous publications. The peculiarity of this work is the view of this person not only as a political, but also as a psychological, as well as cultural and anthropological phenomenon. The author answers the question whether Yu. Tymoshenko’s appearance on the political arena was natural or accidental, reveals the reasons for her unsinkability, determines the nature and degree of her influence on the political and social life of Ukraine. The book is intended for both specialists and a wide range of readers interested in modern history Ukraine and Russian-Ukrainian relations.