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🎭💰For "Kvartal," political satire was a regular occurrence; the show's team was known for sharp jokes about both the authorities and the opposition. At the same time, the show served to protect the political and business interests of Ihor Kolomoyskyi.
In 2015 year he, the owner of the TV channel "1+1", was losing control over the state company "Ukrtransnafta" because the government decided to replace the management he controlled.
Ihor Valeriyovych's response was not long in coming. In a scene, "Vechirniy Kvartal" portrayed former president Poroshenko and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk as ineffective and weak managers, and Vitali Klitschko, who at that time was head of the presidential party "Solidarity", as a "somewhat dull" mayor who thought "lavochky" and "skameyky" were two different concepts.
Meanwhile Kolomoyskyi himself, played by Zelenskyy, appeared as a strong, wise businessman. The future president, playing the oligarch, joked about Petro Oleksiyovych's confectionery business. He called Yatsenyuk a donut and Klitschko a tubular pastry: "Vitalia will be a tube. Condensed milk on both sides, emptiness inside."
"Do you know why you won't succeed? Because everyone's here: the donut, the tube, gelatin, flour, sour cream, sugar... From all that you still won't make a 'Kyiv cake.' Do you know why? You need eggs!" – Kolomoyskyi's summary of Poroshenko's presidency, voiced by Zelenskyy, in 2015 year.
— Ukrainska Pravda recalled how "Vechirniy Kvartal" worked with political satire against the backdrop of Ihor Kolomoyskyi's conflict with the authorities over "Ukrtransnafta."
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