What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia

What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia

Elvira Bary

129 - Is Russia Actually Just a Giant Mafia Extortion Racket?
Authoritarian regimes don’t survive by accident. They survive by mastering fear, memory, and human instinct. This channel explores how power systems twist history, culture, and psychology to maintain control. Russia’s past and present serve as the clearest case study, revealing patterns found in authoritarian societies everywhere. I’m Elvira Bary, an author born in the USSR. Drawing on lived experience, research, and cultural insight, I break down how strongmen build systems, justify lies, and train people to accept - and defend - their own confinement. New videos every Wednesday and Sunday
129 - Is Russia Actually Just a Giant Mafia Extortion Racket?
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Authoritarian regimes don’t survive by accident. They survive by mastering fear, memory, and human instinct. This channel explores how power systems twist history, culture, and psychology to maintain control. Russia’s past and present serve as the clearest case study, revealing patterns found in authoritarian societies everywhere. I’m Elvira Bary, an author born in the USSR. Drawing on lived experience, research, and cultural insight, I break down how strongmen build systems, justify lies, and train people to accept - and defend - their own confinement. New videos every Wednesday and Sunday

Episodes

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Is Russia Actually Just a Giant Mafia Extortion Racket?

Sun, 07 Jun 2026
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Selling Defeat: How Putin Will Turn Failure into Victory in Ukraine

Wed, 03 Jun 2026
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War Comes Home to Russians: Why Moscow Is Panicking

Sun, 31 May 2026
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The Secret World of Russia's War Widows: Why They Still Believe in Putin

Wed, 27 May 2026
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The Death of the Giant Army: How Ukraine Rewrote the Future of War

Sun, 24 May 2026