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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Russia’s elites know the war is a disaster. They fear what peace would expose..... youtu.be/ZkYJiCE-jPk

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The Real Reason Russia’s Ruling Class Is Struggling to Stop the War

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Russian oil refineries are burning. Not only in border regions. Ukrainian drones are reaching deep into Russia and hitting the infrastructure that keeps the country moving. And this creates a very simple question: How is this possible? medium.com/p/the-real-r...

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The Real Reason Russia Can’t Stop Ukrainian Drones

Russian oil refineries are burning.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My English-speaking readers keep asking me one question: how can we inform Putin’s supporters about what is really happening in Ukraine? How can we get the truth through to them? Should we pay hackers to break into Russian state media? Should we drop leaflets from drones? medium.com/p/putins-sup...

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Putin’s Supporters Already Know the Truth

My English-speaking readers keep asking me the same question: how can we inform Putin’s supporters about what is really happening in…

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Get the explanation of the psychology behind Russia’s last remaining superweapon: the belief that one final threat, one miracle strike, or one hidden force can still save Putin’s failed war...... youtu.be/kVUjzRpVhAE

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Russia’s Last Superweapon: The Reality Behind the Kremlin’s Final Threat

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I have watched countless English-language analyses in which scholars confidently try to decode the minds of Russian officials and uncover the deeper logic behind their actions. The problem is that these interpretations often have very little to do with reality..... medium.com/p/why-wester...

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Why Western Analysts Keep Misreading the Kremlin

I have watched countless English-language analyses in which scholars confidently try to decode the minds of Russian officials and uncover…

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The weakest point in Putin’s Russia is finance. You do not see it on the surface, because state money is like ocean waves. You may be sitting on a raft and not even notice that you are being carried somewhere, lifted or lowered..... medium.com/p/the-financ...

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The Financial Collapse Putin Cannot Bomb His Way Out Of

The weakest point in Putin’s Russia is finance.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you are an aspiring dictator, one of your first problems is very practical: how do you persuade millions of people to give up freedom, property rights, and control over their own future? medium.com/p/why-russia...

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Why Russians Fear the West

If you are an aspiring dictator, one of your first problems is very practical: how do you persuade millions of people to give up freedom…

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Putin’s admirers ask indignantly: “Mind your own business. What concern is it of yours what is happening in Russia?” medium.com/p/why-russia...

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Why Russia Is Everyone’s Business

Putin’s admirers ask indignantly:

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil exporters. And yet, in parts of Russia, people are standing in line for gasoline.... medium.com/@elvirabary/...

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How an Oil Superpower Ran Out of Fuel

Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil exporters.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I suddenly realized what my deepest motivation is here and now. It is anger. Anger, because Putin commits unspeakable evil in the name of Russians, and therefore in my name as well...... medium.com/p/russian-cu...

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Russian Culture Is Mine, Not Putin’s

I suddenly realized what my deepest motivation is here and now.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

At first glance, it seems strange: how can an autocrat hold on to power? He is literally harming all his subjects, except for a small handful of people close to him. Why do they obey him? medium.com/p/the-ancien...

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The Ancient Trick That Keeps Autocrats in Power

At first glance, it seems strange: how can an autocrat hold on to power? He is literally harming all his subjects, except for a small…

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Crimea was Putin’s trophy. Now it is becoming Russia’s strategic trap.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3O...

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Why the Ukraine War Turned Crimea Into Russia’s Biggest Strategic Trap

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Russia does not fail like a normal state. It extracts like a mafia — and calls it patriotism. youtu.be/R-YcrKmeGnQ

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Is Russia Actually Just a Giant Mafia Extortion Racket?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Many Russians fear Putin’s fall more than his rule. Here’s the hidden reason why: youtu.be/WaktJKxaw1U

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Why Life Without Putin Terrifies Russians

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

For years, the West has talked about China as if it were something almost superhuman. A state that always plans ahead. A disciplined machine buying the future while democracies bicker, panic, and waste time. But I’ve heard this music before: medium.com/p/soviet-tra...

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Soviet Trap: Why China is Making Moscow’s Fatal Mistake

For years, the West has talked about China as if it were something almost superhuman.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Why does Russia keep the supreme leader “clean” while dumping every failure onto ministers, mayors, and faceless чиновники? youtu.be/J7Oj847B4z0

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The “Good Tsar” Trap: Why Russians Never Blame Putin

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Freedom doesn’t vanish overnight. In Putin’s Russia, it’s dismantled piece by piece - here’s how. youtu.be/Jh074d0Nd6s

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Inside Putin's Russia: What Losing Your Freedom Actually Looks Like

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

What Jeffrey Epstein did was monstrous. The victims deserve justice. But the public conversation keeps fixating on the cinematic details - the island, the plane, the photos, the “list.” It’s like staring at the bloodstain and never asking who fired the gun - and why. youtu.be/Zn86C4ZwBSg

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The Epstein Scandal Isn't What You Think It Is! It’s about "Blat"...

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

If Russia “wins,” Ukraine doesn’t get peace - it gets occupation. Here’s what that really means: youtu.be/C7agW3K61Ak

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If Russia Wins: What Happens to the People in Ukraine?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Greenland isn’t the story. The Arctic is - and it’s the map where great powers collide. youtu.be/bhFTRVpHgcI

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Putin’s Arctic Plan: The Real Reason Greenland is in Danger

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Maduro fell. Russia’s Venezuela bet backfired. Here’s what Putin wanted - and what he lost: youtu.be/cfNMYzL6eww

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Putin's Gamble: $17 Billion Trap in America's Backyard

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Let me tell you a story about a McDonald’s in Kyiv that stopped being fast food a long time ago. Ukraine has 120 operating McDonald’s right now. But only one became a symbol. Only one earned a nickname people say with pride, anger, and a little disbelief: Незламний. medium.com/@elvirabary/...

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Unbreakable (Незламний) McDonalds

Let me tell you a story about a McDonald’s in Kyiv that stopped being fast food a long time ago.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Russia’s oil isn’t power anymore - it’s a collapsing cash machine funding Putin’s war. youtu.be/ijcCzhWmDME

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Russia’s Oil Trap: Why Putin Can’t Afford His Own War

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Why does Russia keep producing tsars? The “dictator trap” that keeps resetting Russian power. youtu.be/eUT_wxCyKKI

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Russian Dictator Trap: Why Russia Always Ends Up With a Tzar

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Russia’s “collapse” won’t look like a clean breakup — it will look like a state that stops working. youtu.be/33G2hDsiqg8

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Russia’s Worst Case Scenario: It’s Not a Breakup

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

My new article on Medium: medium.com/@elvirabary/... Greenland is too close to Russia’s north border for Russians to stay indifferent when Trump threatens to take over the island. You might expect a revival of old Cold War era fears:

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What Do Russians Really Think About Greenland Takeover?

Greenland is too close to Russia’s north border for Russians to stay indifferent when Trump threatens to take over the island.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Putin’s nukes: real threat or bluff? What happens if he “presses the button” - for real? youtu.be/j1pptAvotAw

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Russian Nuclear Bluff: What If Putin Presses the Button?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Why Putin fears migrants - and why their future could reshape Russia more than any war: youtu.be/Ep3e4CJsfXQ

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Why the Kremlin is Terrified of Migrants: The Secret Threat No One Talks About

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgGg... Russia has defined itself not by what it is, but by what it is not. From tsars to Putin, its leaders have painted the West as “decadent,” godless, and doomed, a moral contrast that justifies repression, poverty, and war as signs of spiritual superiority.

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What's Behind Russia's Lie About the 'Decadent West'?

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Check out my brand new article on Medium (Paywall-free): Something interesting - and unsettling - is happening inside Russia right now. People are once again snitching on their neighbors. medium.com/@elvirabary/...

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The Return of the Snitch: Why Russians Are Reporting Their Neighbors

Something interesting — and unsettling — is happening inside Russia right now. People are once again snitching on their neighbors.

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A street scene from Kyiv. This Christmas tree is made from spent ammunition collected by Ukrainian soldiers on the Zaporizhzhia front. It stands quietly outside a café — a reminder of where this winter came from, and what it has cost. 📍 Honey Café, Yaroslaviv Val Street, Kyiv

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

See "Putin’s Hit List: Which Countries Is Russia Targeting Next?" Full video on YouTube: youtu.be/Z7WYypzAUoU&...

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Elvira Bary @elvirabary.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

youtu.be/_kJ1M7n_rPM Why Russia hides its generals — and why Putin fears them more than any enemy abroad.

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Why Putin Fears His Own Generals More Than NATO

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