The Eastern Border
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The Eastern Border
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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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15. Russia lacks brain, while the EU lacks a spine
In this episode, I look at yet more Z-vatnik wankering about how shit the whole situation on the front is for them and compare it to what NATO and EU...
14. Russia is NOT winning the war
Darryl Cooper from Martyrmade whom I owe a lot to, just released an episode where he claimed that Russia is winning this war. This is an open response...
13. Groundbreaking innovations in corruption
I had to channel my Gonzo style for this one again. You see, there was yet another article, that was just published in the west, stating that Russia's...
12. Poverty, misery and other Z-vatnik hobbies
In this episode, I want to bring you up to speed with the war-related events in the Z-sphere of idiocy. Vatniks are pissing their pants because of Ukr...
11. Latgale - Texas of Latvia
As I'm moving, I thought it would be nice to give you a bit of a historical breather episode, explaining the peculiarities of the proud Latvian region...
Juris Kaza and Baltic Security
Earlier this month we had a conversation with a friend of our show, Latvian-American journalist Juris Kaža about the current security issues in the Ba...
9. Jackpot! (at vatnik expense)
Roman Alekhine caused a scandal in the Z-Vatnik blogosphere by (shockingly) getting exposed as totally corrupt - this has resulted to a series of even...
10. Distribution of Fail
Due to the recent security breaches of Polish and Estonian airspace, Zapad 2025 military excercises by Russia and Belarus went somewhat unnoticed. And...
8. Rule by Asassination
A few years ago, me and my dear friend Alex (of History Impossible fame) had a deep conversation about how we’re slowly moving to a “Rule by assasinat...
7. This will have to do
In this one, I explain some very important cultural aspects related to the war and the post-Soviet sphere, while covering all the bullshit related to...
6. Vatnik Tears: Deluxe Edition
In this episode, by multiple requests, there's a deluxe edition of vatnik tears - because I've seen Putin's trolls becoming more active again lately,...
Ukraine Focus: Interview with Brock D. Bierman
Today I am joined by Brock D. Bierman to discuss his activities in helping Ukraine via the Ukraine Focus organisation - especially their latest projec...
5. Exodus 22:18
Pro-Russian western people love to use 'tradition Christian values' when they argue their position. They mistakenly presume that what these values mea...
4. Sad little club, advocating for human rights
Greetings, Comrades! This is a news episode - including vatnik tears. But, like I said in the Gonzo episode - war shall not be sanitized, and there is...
3. Always Read the Fine Print
In this episode, I cover information that You should be aware of - the kind that various other actors would rather you not think about too much. Sure,...
2. Building bridges and looking into the night sky with John Michael Godier
Now that the insanity with doing my dad’s last will and reaching a moment of catharsis is over, we get back to something more structured. Don’t worry,...
1. Balls to the Wall
The Godfather of Metal, the Prince of Darkness, a true legend has passed. This also triggered the last thing my father wanted me to do – and make a pr...
War in Ukraine 300: The Spiral of Death
The previous episode signalled the beginning of the end. Putin is now set on a path that will inevitably lead to a new time of troubles in Russia. He'...
War in Ukraine 299: Maxim Kalashnikov faces reality
The self-proclaimed futurologist, one of Girkin's best friends and a true believer in Z ideals Maxim Kalashnikov finally breaks down. A man who sincer...
War in Ukraine 298: Russia as a religious experience
As everyone in the Z-vatnik community is getting more and more gloomy, Girkin’s recent text made me understand how to best formulate how Putin and vat...
War in Ukraine 297: Azerbaijan
In the past few days, Russian callousness and casual racism has led to conflicts with Azerbaijan on an unprecedented scale. Traditionally viewed as on...
Industry and Russia: An interview with prof. Igor Lipsits
The economics professor that I have been quoting for a long time on this show, finally appears in person on The Eastern Border to talk about Russian e...
War in Ukraine: Episode 296
We've reached the point in the war where vatniks start to openly confirm my predictions about what's going to happen with Russia in the near future. A...
War in Ukraine: Episode 295
Today, I'm bringing You an episode full of feel-good niceness, happy emotions and pleasant vibes. How? Well, because the vatnik tears in these few day...
War in Ukraine 294: Value of life in Russia
Russian government has started to nationalize private property, starting with an airfield. No surprises there, because why would people's property be...
War in Ukraine: Episode 293
Vatniks react to Israel attacking Iran - basically, they've written off that whole country by now. At the same time, another huge Z post which is sure...
War in Ukraine: Episode 292
Part 2 of my backlog clearing. This time, about how things have really begin to change with the operation spiderweb. More and more Z-authors have open...
War in Ukraine: Episode 291
Part 1 of clearing my backlog and talking about some important Russian state matters that I think you should know about. Also, I respond (shortly) to...
War in Ukraine 290: Spiderweb special
Operation "Spiderweb" hut vatniks more than usual - and some showed the very basics of analytical powers. However, I'd say that this is just a prelude...
War in Ukraine: Episode 289
Russian official propaganda in the person of Margarita Simonyan threaten to blow up Berlin yet again. Vatniks don't even pretend that anything of the...
War in Ukraine: Episode 288
Vatniks, more miserable than usual. Girkin's reached a new low, Russian government tirelessly working to put a stop to any Z-donations for the front a...
War in Ukraine: Episode 287
As expected, the negotiations went nowhere. The same trajectory where the Russian economy is heading, with the active help of state duma. Meanwhile, v...
War in Ukraine: Episode 286
Russia's not taking the peace talks seriously - you can easily tell by whom they've sent there, which is not lost on the Z-vatniks as well. Girkin's p...
Vatnik mindspace is full with discussions about the peace talks. They know they can't win - yet at the same time, they hate the ceasefire, because it'll make them lose even more.
Vatnik mindspace is full with discussions about the peace talks. One of Girkin's closest buddies, Pavel Gubarev, who used to be the first governor of...
It’s technically warm when your house is on fire with The Red Line.
In this episode, I am joined by Michael from The Red Line for an in-depth discussion about the Russian economy. (Or, well, what’s left of it, besides...
War in Ukraine: Episode 284
A nice return of our fan favorite segment - Igor Girkin has gotten some free time in his prison cell - and he's been busy writing analysis more than u...
War in Ukraine: Episode 283
I'm back home now, and there's a lot of weird stuff to talk about. Putin's surprise unilateral ceasefire left many vatniks sad and confused - and now...
War in Ukraine: Episode 282
Russia is a failed state. And at this point, vatniks are starting to admit it too. Empires crumble slowly and then...all at once. We're in the "accele...
War in Ukraine: Episode 281
Russia's now actively trying to interfere in the Baltics again, which has made some people a bit uppity. Thankfully, they continue to be systematicall...
War in Ukraine: Episode 280
A Russian rapper "Pasha Technic" had a mass funeral in Moscow - and that caused a huge outburst of vatnik tears. Because at the same time, Putin's "Ne...