What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia

What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia

Elvira Bary

135 - The Real Reason Average Russians Choose to Believe Tyrants Like Putin
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
135 - The Real Reason Average Russians Choose to Believe Tyrants Like Putin
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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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The Real Reason Average Russians Choose to Believe Tyrants Like Putin

Wed, 24 Jun 2026
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Why Post-War Russia Will Fall into the Same Historical Trap That Created Hitler

Sun, 21 Jun 2026
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Moscow Burning: When the War in Ukraine Came Home to Russia

Fri, 19 Jun 2026
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The Grim Reality Russia’s War Bloggers Are Realizing About Putin’s Regime

Wed, 17 Jun 2026
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The Death of "We": Why Russians No Longer Believe in Putin’s War Narrative

Sun, 14 Jun 2026