How Russia’s War Broke My Life — and Built This Channel

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A war destroyed my old life—and gave me a new voice. This is how my YouTube journey began. 👉 JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/ When Russia invaded Ukraine, my entire world collapsed—my publisher cut ties, my students turned away, and I was left with nothing but shame, illness, and silence. Out of that wreckage, I built this channel. In one year, I went from fifty subscribers to a hundred thousand, from being “the traitor” to being a storyteller for truth. This is not a story about algorithms or fame. It’s about how war can strip you bare—and how you can still rebuild meaning, one video, one voice, one listener at a time. 👉 What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN MY HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK SERIES ➡️ Russian Treasures (a historical novel about the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War) https://amzn.to/43PutaM ➡️ The White Ghosts' Empire (a historical novel about the Russian refugees who destroyed the myth of white supremacy in China in the 1920s) https://amzn.to/4owy45Z ➡️ 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://amzn.to/47OXZyM 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://amzn.to/49FWjdd RELATED VIDEOS: ➡️ Inside the MIND of Russians: What They REALLY Think About the West: https://youtu.be/pmfmxqEmZGs&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN ➡️War in Ukraine: What Russia's Elite Really Want: https://youtu.be/0gyMho1c0ig&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN ➡️How Long Can Putin’s War Economy Survive? https://youtu.be/8n2U2DD4G4U&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN 👉Join Elvira's Think Tank for special access: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nNqeoUOsCFo1HPITbq8VA/join or 👉Support this channel with Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary or 👉Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A #ElviraBary #Russia #Ukraine #War #YouTubeJourney #Storytelling #AuthorLife #Truth #Courage #Resilience #Putin #RussianWar #UkraineWar #Freedom #WritersLife #Rebirth #IndependentVoices #Hope #Motivation #Change #Resistance #Humanity #ModernHistory #GlobalPolitics #WomenCreators #ContentCreator #SurvivorStory #FaithInHumanity #SovietUnion #Empathy #WritersCommunity #ThinkTank #WorldEvents #VoiceOfReason #WarStories #UkrainianWar #Reality #LifeAfterWar #CreativeJourney #Transformation #Healing #NewBeginnings #CrisisToCreation #MoralCourage #StandingForTruth #FemaleVoices #InnerStrength #Inspiration #DigitalStorytelling #Community #History