For centuries, Russia has told a carefully crafted version of its past—where defeats become victories, oppression is erased, and myths replace truth. In this video, Elvira Bary reveals how Russia’s rulers, from the tsars to Putin, locked history behind chains and rewrote it to justify their power. From the cult of the Great Patriotic War to the myths of Peter the Great and the Soviet era, discover the stories Russia doesn’t want you to question—and why facing them is crucial for understanding today’s Russia.

SHORT STORIES THAT STIR THE SOUL

➡️ Elvira Bary: Forbidden Books https://www.youtube.com/@ElvirasForbiddenBooks

MY HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK SERIES

➡️ Russian Treasures (a historical novel about the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVSVC2WK

➡️ The White Ghosts' Empire (a historical novel about the Russian refugees who destroyed the myth of white supremacy in China in the 1920s) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F455FDZK

➡️ The Prince of the Soviets (a historical novel about a foreign journalist who unexpectedly becomes part of the Soviet elite in Stalin’s Moscow) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5783KPK

MY ADVENTURE / FANTASY THRILLER

➡️ The Girl from the Labyrinth (a dark fantasy novel about a young queen, cast from her throne, who must save the man she loves after he’s accused of her murder) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4M8VZ9D