On my YouTube channel I often get asked: “How is what’s happening in Moldova, Romania, France, or Germany any different from Russia? Don’t they also disqualify candidates, close polling stations, and bend the rules?” It’s a fair question. But here’s the crucial difference. tinyurl.com/elvirabary

youtu.be/eiyktjSiX5Y Uncover how Russia secretly shaped the Middle East — and why its influence still haunts us.

medium.com/@elvirabary/... Alisa Derbeneva is a school principal in Kharkiv. She sent me her memoirs — about how the war began, how she left her hometown, wandered across Ukraine, then across Europe, and eventually returned to her country.

Exciting news - my second article has just been published in The Spectator UK (the world’s oldest surviving magazine!): 👉 Putin’s dads-and-lags army is struggling I dive into how Russia’s war machine is scraping the bottom of the barrel: www.spectator.co.uk/article/puti...

youtu.be/ehazLWvXPS8 Elvira Bary grades Putin’s record abroad: Europe rewired energy, neighbors hedged away, Turkey & Mideast exploited, NATO revived, Africa stayed transactional, China made him dependent. Intimidation backfired - Russia’s influence shrank.

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👉 From Vikings to Wagner: 1,000 years of killing for rubles in Russia’s quest for power: youtu.be/02MymMKMcuQ

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Inside Putin’s desperate draft: who’s left to fight when the army runs out of men? youtu.be/eo_hL9vr-54

Paywall-Free Link to my newest article on Medium, this one is a little bit spicy! Enjoy! 🙂 medium.com/@elvirabary/...

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What do some Russians really think of the war? The indifference, helplessness and complicity of some may shock you. @elvirabary.bsky.social - youtu.be/P3imPRcDIN4

Why do intelligent people keep following leaders who harm them? Why do millions cheer for wars that ruin their lives? The answer isn’t politics or propaganda—it’s something ancient and hardwired into our minds: elvirabary.com/toxic-leaders/

Your leader isn’t broken. He’s ancient. Discover the primal instincts behind modern power: youtu.be/7OrcsOHJSJ4

How Fear Drives Russia I want to show you something that’s rarely spoken about in the West—but that defines the very soul of Russian power. Fear. elvirabary.com/the-hidden-f...

What if everything you thought you knew about Russian power—was missing its most important ingredient? Not ideology. Not ambition. Not even greed. But fear. youtu.be/7IigHNxPPGg&...