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Elvira Bary

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Discover fearless, source-based insights into power, history, and culture. I’m Elvira Bary - Soviet-born author sharing articles that reframe the familiar with clarity, depth, and honesty. No trends - just truths I’ve lived and researched.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 3d

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Russia’s Tragic Secret: Why Suffering Is Glorified

One of my subscribers asked me a piercing question: “Why do Russians treat suffering and tragedy as something beautiful? Why does a mother…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 6d

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Russia’s pressure is building. But is revolution close—or will the system hold a little longer?

How Close is Russia to a New Revolution?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 7d

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.

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How to Tell a Real Democracy from a Fake One — It’s Simpler Than You Think

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…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 8d

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

The Shocking Truth About Russia’s Influence in the Middle East

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 8d

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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.

Unbroken in Kharkiv: Alisa’s Journey and the Lie of “Greatness”

Alisa Derbeneva is a school principal in Kharkiv. She sent me her memoirs — about how the war began, how she left her hometown, wandered…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 10d

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:

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 13d

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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.

Russia’s Biggest Foreign-Policy Disasters Under Putin

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 13d

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How Long Can Putin’s War Economy Survive?

That’s the real question-not how many tanks he builds or how many men he drafts-but whether the money can last.

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 19d

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Why Russian Priests Bless War: Inside Putin’s Weaponized Church

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 19d

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Inside the KGB Mentality That Still Rules Russia

They said the KGB was dead. The world cheered, the West opened champagne, and for a moment it looked like Russia would finally breathe…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 27d

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

Violence for Sale –The Dark History of Russia’s Mercenary Tradition

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 27d

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What Nobody Tells You About Russia’s Love for Vodka

Vodka. Few words are tied to Russia as tightly as this one. For many in the West, the image appears instantly: a country where vodka flows…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Why Ukraine Didn’t Fall: The Fatal Weakness of Putin’s Army

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Inside Putin’s Purge: Why Russian Elites are Terrified

Another Russian oil executive just “fell” from a Moscow high riser. The official version? Tragic accident. The real story? Just the latest…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 31

Inside Putin’s desperate draft: who’s left to fight when the army runs out of men?

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Russia’s Army Is Running Out of Men in Ukraine - Here’s Who’s Left

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 24

Paywall-Free Link to my newest article on Medium, this one is a little bit spicy! Enjoy! 🙂

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Inside Russia’s Hidden World of Paid Love

Like many good Soviet girls, I grew up secretly fascinated by bad girls. In the twilight years of the USSR, prostitution felt like an…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Russian Propagandist Becomes ‘Foreign Agent’

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Inside Russia’s Bribe Culture: Why Corruption is Unstoppable

My father didn’t know how to bribe-and in Russia, that made him practically helpless. He came to Moscow in the late 1960s from a small…

Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 17

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How the War in Ukraine Changed Russian Lives Forever

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Russia & China: Alliance or Silent Betrayal?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Did Putin OUTSMART Trump in Alaska?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 10

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The Outcasts of Russia: The Secret My Family Took to the Grave

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Ideology of the Russian World: The Real Reason Behind Putin's War

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 3

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The Hidden Reason Russia’s Rich Don’t Invest in Russia

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Inside Putin’s Classroom: How Russia Brainwashes Its Children

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