The Black Magic of the Kremlin: Who Putin Really Listens ...

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Inside the strange world where Putin’s Russia runs not on logic—but on superstition and fate.JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/⁠⁠⁠👉 Get New Episodes at least 7 days earlier on Elvira Bary YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@elvirabary⁠⁠⁠⁠Most analyses of Russia focus on politics or war—but beneath both lies something deeper: belief. In this video, Elvira Bary explores how superstition, mysticism, and magical thinking became part of Russia’s operating system—from pagan rituals and Rasputin’s court to Soviet ideology and the modern Kremlin’s obsession with luck, curses, and “enemy sorcery.” Discover why this mindset shapes decisions at every level of power, and what it reveals about a nation where faith and fear still outweigh reason.Chapters: 00:00 The Black Magic of the Kremlin: Who Putin Really Listens To02:53 Official Religion and Traditional Beliefs07:23 The Rise of Mysticism12:46 The Mystics of the Soviet Era16:27 The Superstition Boom in the Post-Soviet Years21:37 Modern Magical ThinkingJOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/⁠⁠⁠👉 Get New Episodes at least 7 days earlier on Elvira Bary YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@elvirabary⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvira Bary YouTube Channel (115K Subs): https://www.youtube.com/@elvirabaryJOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/Buy Me A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabaryDonate with PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A

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Inside the strange world where Putin’s Russia runs not on logic—but on superstition and fate.JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/⁠⁠⁠👉 Get New Episodes at least 7...

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