EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 23 MIN
Why Russia’s War Machine Was Built by the West
from What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia · host Elvira Bary
In this episode, author Elvira Bary traces a long and uncomfortable pattern: when the Soviet or Russian system hit a wall, it repeatedly reached to the West for machines, engineers, designs, code, and know-how. From American-built factories and copied bombers to post-Soviet digital infrastructure and today’s AI race, the story is not one of proud self-reliance but of borrowed strength repurposed for coercion. This is the technology trap: how freer societies keep handing tools to authoritarian power—and how those tools come back sharpened.JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY👉 Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary👉 Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A👉 My books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/465Co4Q👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/Elvira 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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