[ti:Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Gets His Own Action Figure] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:02.32]Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [00:05.96]has been leading his country in action against the Russian invasion. [00:11.92]Now, a company in New York City [00:14.84]is turning the eastern European leader into an action figure. [00:21.40]FCTRY is a company in the Brooklyn area of New York City. [00:27.60]It is launching an internet campaign on a website [00:31.88]called Kickstarter to raise money for the project. [00:37.40]In just two weeks, FCTRY has raised over $120,000 [00:44.04]with $30,000 raised within the first three hours of the campaign. [00:51.48]For each action figure sold, $1 will go to Ukraine. [00:57.32]The campaign ends this Friday. [01:00.72]The original action figure of Zelenskyy [01:04.88]is a 15-centimeter-tall model made of clay. [01:09.92]It was created by artist Mike Leavitt of Seattle [01:14.32]in the state of Washington. [01:17.32]The action figures produced for the public [01:20.20]will be produced in China and made of plastic. [01:25.36]They will likely ship by March of 2023. [01:30.80]Jason Feinberg is FCTRY's creative director. [01:34.80]He called Zelenskyy "the unlikely hero." [01:38.56]"He's the perfect leader for this moment... [01:42.16]He has this real strength that comes across, [01:45.80]but it's humble and he sort of represents the opposite [01:50.92]of everything that we've come to associate with politics." [01:55.48]President Zelenskyy, who is 44 years old, is a former actor. [02:01.76]He was elected three years ago [02:04.64]and promised an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine [02:09.36]with separatists supported by Russia. [02:13.36]Zelenskyy is seen as a smart communicator. [02:16.92]He has won international approval for defending his country [02:21.56]against the Russian invasion, which started in February of this year. [02:28.56]The new Zelenskyy action figure will join a group [02:32.08]that includes Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top infectious disease expert, [02:37.16]Pope Francis and tennis legend Billie Jean King. [02:42.64]Other political action figures for sale on FCTRY [02:46.68]include U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump. [02:54.12]The company website, however, [02:56.36]says Trump's action figure is "sold out." [03:00.16]I'm Faith Pirlo. [03:02.60]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM