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A podcast about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe - including, but not limited to the current state of Russia, politics of the EU, history of the USSR and the region in general.

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Greetings, Comrades!Four years ago, the Russian military establishment thought they were going to hold a victory parade in Kyiv within 72 hours. Today, the Russian state is deploying OMON riot police into the snowy woods of Moscow to arrest citizens for eating pancakes in folk costumes.Welcome to the 4-year anniversary of the war. In today’s episode, we look at the total decay of the Russian mafia state. We dive into the Bakshevskaya Maslenitsa crackdown, the impending Telegram blockade, and why hardcore Z-propagandists are suddenly realizing that the Kremlin views them purely as livestock in a "quiet, clean cowshed." We also break down the terrifying reality of Putin’s "New Elite"—a system where military contracts act as universal indulgences for pedophiles, murderers, and corrupt officials. Finally, we look at the financial collapse of the home front: from 700-ruble chicken to the dark comedy of Russian phone scammers giving up because the population literally has no money left to steal. The empire isn't expanding; it is devouring itself.Happiness is mandatory!Donate for trucks to the Ukrainian army: https://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border Become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborder Merch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe: https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lv Download all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CXeibCRLL8YSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The biological attack on the studio continues! With Kristaps completely out of commission battling a nasty flu and an eye infection, Evita takes the mic once again to guide you through the latest descent into Russian geopolitical madness.The Russian Ministry of Defense is burning its own "Paper Victories" as the Ukrainian counter-offensive reclaims 200 sq km in Zaporizhzhia. While generals lie to Putin's face on federal television, the true cost of the war is tearing the home front apart. We break down the absolute economic absurdity of $15 cucumbers, Soviet-style rationing, and the collapse of the Russian coal industry.We also expose the terrifying "Dead Souls" scam, where corrupt commanders brand fallen soldiers as deserters to legally steal their death benefits. Finally, we look at the impending April 1st digital iron curtain: why the Kremlin is willing to destroy its own frontline communications by blocking Telegram, and why the ultra-nationalists are in a state of absolute panic over a geopolitical capitulation disguised as "Perestroika 2.0."Happiness is mandatory.Support The Eastern Border: Want to give us a direct, one-time boost? Head over to theeasternborder.lv and hit the donate button. To be completely honest, we could really use it this week. Kristaps isn't just battling a standard flu anymore—his tonsillitis has leveled up and decided to attack his eyes, too. Between the pharmacy runs and the fact that keeping the house from freezing this month completely drained our heating budget, any little bit helps us keep the microphones on and the medical tea flowing. Thank you guys, as always, for having our backs.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheEasternBorderMerch Shop: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Car4Ukraine: https://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greetings, comrades! The "Voice of the Eastern Border" has temporarily fallen victim to a biological attack (the flu), so today, Evita is taking over the microphone to translate Kristaps's angry, feverish gesturing into a brand new episode.While the Russian propaganda machine continues to broadcast imaginary victories, the reality on the ground - and in the supermarket - is telling a very different, much darker story.In this episode:🥒 The Cucumber Apocalypse: Why cucumbers are suddenly costing 500 rubles ($5) in St. Petersburg, how energy prices are destroying Russian agriculture, and the government's hilarious advice to complain to the "Cucumber Union."👻 The Ghost Offensive: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have quietly retaken 12 settlements while Russian commanders continue to lie to Moscow about their "layer cake" positions to avoid Gerasimov's wrath.🚲 The "Runners" (Begunki): The "Digital Superpower" has devolved to using soldiers on stolen bicycles and combat donkeys to supply the zero-line, as the 30km drone kill-zone makes vehicles obsolete.📡 Starlink & Telegram Chaos: How Gazprom's replacement satellite terminals are price-gouging soldiers for 240,000 rubles, and how the Telegram slowdown is destroying Z-army fundraising.⚖️ Justice for None: Admiral Kovalenko steals 600 million rubles and walks free with a tiny fine, while wounded soldiers with literal holes in their skulls are patched up and sent back to the meat grinder.🇬🇧 The British Nightmare: Doom-monger Maxim Kalashnikov panics over a potential Baltic naval blockade of the "Grey Fleet" and outlines the terrifying "Last Escalation" plan to confiscate Russian citizens' bank deposits to fund the war. Happiness is mandatory.🚑 Car4Ukraine : https://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greetings, Comrades!It finally happened. The "Second Army of the World" has achieved total independence from Western technology—by getting kicked off the server.In this episode, we break down the "Double Tap" strike that has left the Russian military deaf, blind, and screaming into dead radios. First, SpaceX implemented the "White List" protocol, turning thousands of smuggled Starlink terminals into expensive paperweights and blinding Russian artillery. Then, in a moment of bureaucratic genius, Roskomnadzor decided to "slow down" Telegram to fight NATO narratives—accidentally crippling their own army's only functional command-and-control system.We dive deep into the chaos of the "Analog Gold Rush," where ancient Soviet field phones are trading for the price of used cars, and Baofeng radios are the new Bitcoin. We also cover the assassination of GRU General Alekseyev (the "Spies killing Spies" moment), the "Pink Pony" reality of Dmitry Peskov, and the terrifying return of the "Time of Troubles."The Red Lines have turned to Brown Lines. The subscription is cancelled. Happiness is Mandatory.In this episode:The Kill Switch: How the Starlink "White List" crashed the Grey Market.Friendly Fire: Why blocking Telegram is an act of self-sabotage.The Analog Gold Rush: Why a $20 radio now costs $300 in Donetsk.High Politics: The assassination of General Alekseyev.The "Sausage Butt" Theory: Confirmed.Support the Show & The Cause:Trucks, not telegrams. Help Car4Ukraine turn pickup trucks into mobile machine-gun nests and medevac units for the guys who actually have Starlink:👉 https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderLook good while watching the collapse. Get the official Eastern Border Merch (No VPN required):👉 https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eurGet the uncensored, un-slowed-down truth (and early access) on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/TheEasternBorder#russia #starlink #telegram #ukrainewar #theeasternborder #gonzojournalism #Roskomnadzor #techwar Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we look at a Superpower that has forgotten to pay its internet bill.From the Baltic Sea—where the Russian Navy recently surrendered a ship to Estonian customs inspectors without firing a shot—to the "Digital Stalingrad" in the Donbas where soldiers are resorting to medieval torture just to unlock Starlink terminals, the collapse is becoming impossible to hide.We dive deep into the "Zombie Economy" where interest rates have hit 21%, citizens are stealing butter locked in security cases, and the new "Russian Dream" is modeled after North Korea. We also expose the "Photoshop Front," where propagandists are inventing fake magazine covers because reality has become too depressing to print.Finally, we analyze a bombshell report from Meduza proving that the decision to destroy Ukraine wasn't a reaction to NATO, but a premeditated plan from 2004, and end with philosopher Dmitry Bykov’s terrifying diagnosis of Russia’s "Anthropological Catastrophe."Topics Covered:The Banana Republic Fleet: How Estonian special forces raided a Russian ship (and the Z-bloggers lost their minds).The Black Sea Ghost Fleet: Why the "Naval Superpower" is hiding behind Turkish oil tankers.The Photoshop War: Debunking the fake covers of Libération and Le Parisien.Digital Cannibalism: The "White List" Starlink block and the horrific consequences for POWs.The Butter Crisis: Why dairy products now have anti-theft alarms.The "Onion Lord": How a German AfD politician used Belarusian slave labor.The Origin of the Lie: New evidence that the war was planned in 2013.The Verdict: Why the "Crab Bucket" ideology guarantees collapse.Help us get trucks to the front!https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2.6 The price of Dirt

2.6 The price of Dirt

2026-01-3042:02

Greeting Comrades, and welcome to the frozen bunker in Ludza.In this episode, we aren't just analyzing the collapse of the Russian Empire; we are physically fighting General Winter. While the temperature hits -24°C outside my window, I had to turn a household Philips vacuum cleaner into a tactical flamethrower to save my heating system from exploding.Meanwhile, across the border, the "Energy Superpower" is burning down its own grid. We dive into the "Alpen Gold Index" (why cheap chocolate is now a luxury asset), the "Crypto-Khans" of Ingushetia destroying the power network to mine Bitcoin, and the horrifying new casualty figures—1.2 million dead and wounded—that the Kremlin is trying to hide.We also look at the "Virtual Reality" war where General Gerasimov captures fake cities, the 14-nation naval blockade that just bricked up Russia's "Window to Europe," and the surreal silence of Russian propaganda as a boy from Donetsk knocks Real Madrid out of the Champions League.IN THIS EPISODE:Operation Pilda Dragon: How I fixed a pellet boiler disaster with a vacuum cleaner and an inner tube.The 500-Ruble Chocolate: Varlamov, the "Tax Apocalypse," and the death of the middle class.The Meat Grinder: New data reveals 1.2 million Russian casualties and a terrifying 1:1 death ratio.The Tech Trap: Why Russian volunteers are crying about "Mavic Hunters" destroying their drones on Day 1.The Baltic Blockade: 14 nations declare the "Shadow Fleet" stateless. The window is closed.Sports Psy-Ops: Jose Mourinho, the Donetsk goalkeeper "Tolya" Trubin, and the erasure of Ukraine on Russian TV.The Final Betrayal: Trump orders an "Energy Truce," Putin obeys, and the Z-Patriots lose their minds.🚨 SPECIAL EVENT: VICTOR'S DOCUMENTARY LIVESTREAM Join us this Sunday (Feb 1st) for the premiere of "Just A Million Different Craters"—a raw, intimate look at a volunteer garage in Kharkiv. ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM Riga / 7:00 PM CET 📺 Watch Here: https://youtube.com/live/Zu5kWuOYRoo?feature=shareSUPPORT THE SHOW & THE CAUSE:🚛 Car4Ukraine (Christmas Tree Trucks 2025): Help us buy pickups for the 93rd Brigade to evacuate the wounded. https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border🔥 Keep the Bunker Warm (Patreon): Support independent journalism and help me buy pellets (and a new vacuum filter). https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorder👕 The Uniform (Merch): Get your "Fate/Stay Blyat" gear here. https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greetings from Pilda,It is the coldest January in thirty years. Outside my window, the thermometer is dropping, and I have just finished hauling 150kg of heating pellets into the bunker. It is the perfect atmosphere for what we need to discuss today.For years, we have been documenting the slow, bureaucratic rot of the Russian Empire. We called it the “Rotting Cake”—a structure that looked impressive from the outside but was being eaten alive by corruption from within.Well, I have bad news. The cake is gone. The rats have finished it.We have now entered the Warlord Era.In this episode of The Eastern Border, we are no longer looking at a state. We are looking at a dark, geopolitical anime where the laws of physics and logic have been suspended. The “Vertical of Power” has collapsed into a collection of feudal tribes, each led by a warlord more insane than the last.The World Boss Wakes Up While the Kremlin was busy arguing about “traditional values,” the United States decided to play Grand Theft Auto. In the span of 48 hours, they kidnapped the President of Venezuela and announced plans to put a “Golden Dome” over a newly purchased Greenland. The “Multipolar World” is dead. The Sheriff is back in town, and he is drunk.The Grinch and the Cucumber Meanwhile, France—yes, France—has started seizing Russian oil tankers. Specifically, a tanker named “The Grinch” (you cannot make this up). The Russian response? Impotent rage on Telegram. Why? Because they can’t afford to fight back. The “Cucumber Index” has spiked 30% in three weeks. The economy is eating itself.The Spiritual Psychosis But the real horror is in the trenches. We read the diaries of soldiers who are trapped in the “Red Marker Trap”—dying in villages that their commanders have already marked as “captured” on the map. We meet the “Shashlik Commandos”—elite bureaucrats who go to the rear to eat barbecue and steal tractors. And we listen to the “Berserkers” like Yuri Yevich, who are now screaming that the war is actually against “Satanic Space Bears” and that the only solution is… ice axes.The State is dead. Long live the Tribe.In this episode:The Global Humiliation: From Maduro to the Grinch.The Techno-Rot: Why the “Toilet Warlords” can’t build drones but can brick your iPhone.The Meat Grinder: Strelkov’s letter from prison revealing that Putin has killed more men in one village than WWII.The Escape: Why the “Good Russians” are finding the doors to the West locked tight.Happiness is Mandatory.🚚 Operation: Christmas Tree Trucks 2025 The holidays are over, but the winter is just starting. We are raising funds to buy pickup trucks for the 93rd Brigade. In the grey zone, a truck is the difference between life and death. Donate HereYouTube version is coming very soon – it takes a LONG time to upload now, because my webcam is better.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why did a German immigration officer deny asylum to a Russian torture victim by citing a press release from Sergei Shoigu? Why is the Russian Orthodox Church building an Artificial Intelligence to automate the writing of police denunciations? And why is Vladimir Putin personally designing a business plan for a single pie shop while the national gold reserves vanish?In this episode of The Eastern Border, we smash the glass of the "Republic of Fake." We travel from the heated offices of Berlin bureaucrats who have accepted the Kremlin’s lies as legal truth, to the frontlines where "Turbo-Patriots" are realizing that their holy war has become nothing more than an unfashionable subculture.We dig into the "Kickback Empire" where 50% of the imperial budget is stolen by handlers in Moscow, meet "Yura Unitaz"—the alleged toilet salesman in charge of Russia's drone war—and analyze the forensic data proving the Kadyrov regime is running on autopilot.The cake is rotting, friends. Don't eat it.IN THIS EPISODE:The Shoigu Precedent: How German bureaucracy was hacked by Russian apathy.The Mashenka Economy: The President, the Pie Shop, and the 1998 oil prices.Orthodox GPT: Outsourcing Judas to a server farm.The Kadyrov Glitch: Waze data, deleted Instagram posts, and the panic in Grozny.The Dead End: Why Russian nationalists admit "The SMO is out of fashion."SUPPORT THE FRONT LINE: Help our friends at Car4Ukraine turn civilian trucks into life-saving "Christmas Tree Trucks" for the defenders on the zero line: 👉 https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/YouTube version for those who prefer to enjoy the show that way. There's (accidentally) my cat in the background:https://youtu.be/jYOmjHjrHeYBecome our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the frozen balconies of Rēzekne to the digital hallucinations of the Kremlin, the Russian Federation has become a "Republic of Fake."In this episode, I broadcast from Pilda—just 22km from the Russian border—to tear down the "digital wall" Putin has built. We expose the absurdity of a war where soldiers are forced to weld rusty pipes to Soviet vans while the Ministry of Defense spends billions on AI censorship tools. We analyze General Gerasimov’s "Potemkin JPEGs"—fake maps of captured villages that exist only in PowerPoint to please the Czar.And most importantly, we look at the fridge. With 35,000 restaurants closing in a year and economists advising Muscovites to buy wood-burning stoves for their skyscrapers, the "War Economy" is finally revealing its true cost: The stability of the grave.Help us send REAL trucks to the front: car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderBecome our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Video version on YouTube (with actual video this time - I fixed the lights)https://youtu.be/ArDauZSpDT8In this episode of The Eastern Border, we strip away the propaganda and look directly into the terminal necrosis of the Z-Empire. The "Geopolitical Greatness" has peeled off like cheap wallpaper, revealing the rot underneath.The Economic Suicide Note We start with the panic in the Kremlin’s wallet. The US has seized a sixth Russian tanker, and the "Z-Patriots" are finally realizing that Donald Trump isn't their savior—he is their repo man. We read the latest dispatch from oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who has penned what amounts to a suicide note for the Russian economy. He calls it "Perestroika-2." He warns of mass bankruptcy by June. He confirms that the "Sovereignty" they fought for is just a clearance sale for China.The Phantom Airforce We listen to Vladimir Baglaev, a Cherepovets factory director who sounds less like a captain of industry and more like a nihilist philosopher. He breaks down the Kremlin’s plan to build "1,000 airplanes" by 2030 and reveals the funding gap is 99%. There are no planes. There are no machines. And, thanks to the war, there is no one left to build them.The Asylum of Lost Souls But if you think the economy is broken, wait until you see the minds. We tour the ideological asylum with Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, the retired GRU officer who wants to combine the Gulag with the Monastery into a "Russian Christian Socialist State."And finally, we witness the ultimate collapse of meaning. Alexander Dugin—the "Brain of the State"—has identified the true metaphysical enemy of Russia. It is not NATO. It is not the West. It is Cheburashka. Dugin has declared a holy war against the Soviet cartoon character, identifying him as a "Demon of the Moon" and a symbol of liberal post-humanism.The pipes are bursting. The factories are silent. And the philosophers are hunting cartoons. This isn't strategy. It is entropy. And entropy is undefeated.Stay warm, stay hard, and keep your powder dry.Links mentioned in this episode:❄️ Support the Show: Patreon🚚 Car4Ukraine (Real Trucks): Christmas Tree Trucks 2025Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2.1 Z(ed) is Dead

2.1 Z(ed) is Dead

2026-01-0530:14

"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead."In this episode of The Eastern Border, we dive into the surreal start of 2026. While the world watches the US conduct a "Blitzkrieg" operation in Venezuela to snatch Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin is strangely silent. Why? Because the "Jungle Law" Vladimir Putin prayed for has finally arrived—and he’s realizing he isn’t the biggest predator in the forest.Also, please, donate to the Cars4Ukraine:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greetings, Comrades – the time for the Migthy Potato awards has come! So, join us for this (very unscripted) first episode of the year, where we give out The Migthy Potato to the worst and funniest nonsense that we’ve seen last year – and, ehh…as usual for when I want to relax a bit, weird things happen in the world.Also, I managed to accidentally slice my fingers open pretty badly during this stream so we had to cut this short.Here’s a link to the stream, as I was told that making this as an audio post would be a bit better.https://youtube.com/live/lJYRR5CuPjcPlease, also donate to Ukraine if You can:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this emergency news episode, I tear down the "Valdai Mirage." I look at the physics that make their claim impossible, the massive bureaucratic screw-up that exposed the lie, and the hilarious meltdown of the "Z-Bloggers" who are furious that their government can't even fake a battle correctly.Happy new year, Comrades. This one's free for patrons, I've pressed the "Charge for this post" enough times this month already.Please, if you can, donate to the Ukrainian army for the trucks that they need:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While the Kremlin announces glorious victories, the true believers are writing the Empire’s obituary. Igor "Strelkov" Girkin writes from prison to expose the truth about the "liberation" of Kupyansk—and accuses General Gerasimov of lying directly to Putin’s face. At the same time, his best buddy Maxim Kalashnikov predicts a budget deficit until 2042 and compares Russia to a ship with broken masts fighting a race against American drones. Oh, and there's also a thing or two how they think Trump isn't dictatorial enough.Please, pinch in for a car for Ukraine if you can:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border(Also, this'll have a WAY more clickbaity title on YouTube, but I have to get the clicks in so that we get some more listeners for the episode.)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode: the staggering hypocrisy of project leads who build "digital prisons" for Russians while living comfortably in Vienna, Austria. Also, from behind bars, Girkin warns that the current "Peace Plan" is a suicide trap, while Kalashnikov argues that the "Raw Material Empire" is collapsing and 2026 will look a lot like 1917.Please, donate to the Ukrainian army for a truck here:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Russian army is not the mighty empire we’re told to fear. It is a rusted, bureaucratic black hole where reality is sacrificed for paperwork, and human life is cheaper than a 700-kilogram winch.I call it "The Fable of the Bridge." Because, in the end, it’s a story where the soldiers lose, the commanders lie, and the only things that work are the Ukrainian drones.Please, donate for Christmas trucks for Ukraine:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The "peace plan" continues dominating the news feed. In this episode I look at the Z-vatnik take on it, how Putin has reacted to that non-document personally and a quite plausible conspiracy about this whole affair that's gaining traction in the Russian opposition circles. Also, bwah, I have to counter the doomsayers that consider that "all is lost" for Ukraine again.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Well, the one good thing to come out of this peace deal thing is that it's yet another boost to European Union military efforts and unity. In all seriousness, it won't go anywhere as Putin will never sign it. Sure, it doesn't look good for the Ukrainians - and that's the only thing I've seen western media and experts cover - but it legitimately looks even worse for Putin.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I recently made an episode about the horrific fascist ideas of Alexander Kharichev, the "Civil War 2.0"one. However, according to Girkin's buddies - club of angry patriots and Russian people's militia, who are setting up cells all over Russia, Kharichev was not only nowhere near hard enough. Their ideals are MUCH worse and they gave me a pause. Luckily for us, in this conversation they slipped up and unknowingly admitted that the West is right about the war.This whole situation was such a mess - namely they say stuff that you just wouldn't believe me if I just posted it on audio. Therefore, we streamed it! The audio file is the first 40min of the stream, with the central point which shocked me - but, please, watch the whole thing. It also has Evita, reading Vatnik poetry at one point. Link to recorded stream on YouTube:https://youtube.com/live/bxLhkoh2YloSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The news episode that I wanted to release before the glorious civil war article plopped up. We have a lot of Igor Girkin to catch up to – but the main story ties with the ep. 17 marvelously. Because at this point, mainstream Russian economists, the same who called Lipsits a doomsayer, now have gone past fear and openly admit that an economic collapse is not just inevitable. It’s already happening.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Elliot Daly

"i have done the blood sacrifice for this episode" -also Kristaps

Jan 9th
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Elliot Daly

"i actually allowed people to VOTE" -Kristaps

Jan 9th
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Elliot Daly

as someone who makes effort to maintain a neutral position on most global issues for the purpose of being able to have median conversations, you are definitely good at the gonzo journalism.. sometimes you lean into things that make it seem like propaganda, but you are on a side, you want a side to win, you believe a side should win, and you do a fine job. I listen to all your espisodes, and have for years. Russia may be fumbling but they still have a slight edge currently. Ukraine will survive.

Nov 29th
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Elliot Daly

you may be right about country music

Aug 21st
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Elliot Daly

it seems like your episodes occasionally contain virtually 0 actual information and infinite propaganda. do you want to shed your audience?

Jul 11th
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Elliot Daly

i hate the cottage cheese ads so much

May 16th
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Elliot Daly

i emailed acast and told them their ads are bad and they should feel bad.

May 2nd
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Elliot Daly

sorry Kristaps, but these days, press should be combat trained and armed. marked as press, sure, but if you collect information, such as image or video, you may become a target, and the strategy on the battlefield could change dramatically and it doesnt make sense for someone to allow themselves to feel like a liability or defenseless asset to add to the list of priorities or distractions. We are in the age of information wars. This entire war has been.

May 2nd
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Elliot Daly

acast is plugging your ad space with minute long ads for cottage chesse presented by lesbians. they hate you. they dont want you to succeed. you need a new podcast hosting service.

May 1st
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Pætrïck Lėő Dåvīd

🇨🇦

Mar 15th
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Elliot Daly

"Default Latvian People" might be my new favorite thing.

Feb 1st
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Elliot Daly

one of your best episodes, and you put out some bangers. this is a classic, very much in character of the core of this podcast and also current. these are always great and appreciated.

Nov 1st
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Marko Vesel

congratulations for your wedding. Slava Ukrajini from Slovenian brother

Apr 23rd
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Marko Vesel

lock that traitor for life

Feb 5th
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Elliot Daly

they also separated your "and as always happiness is *mandatory*" from the rest of the podcast lol

Nov 30th
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Elliot Daly

on god the acast ads happen at the most inopportune times... last time you were vociferously cursing the EU and this time you were talking about kids being "doomed to die" (spoiler: we all are). this is not the only time... "X" ad boycotters should take note... publicity is publicity...its adjacency to a certain topic is really of no consequence... the ad space will be used by someone... the fear of adjacency may indicate a guilty conscience if anything lol

Nov 30th
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Elliot Daly

"Shoigu!!!"

Sep 21st
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Elliot Daly

ah! a ghost!

Sep 17th
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Elliot Daly

"Vokeness"

Sep 16th
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Lauri Stanek

I'm enjoying learning more about under Soviet regime, thank you!

Mar 8th
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