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 more information.
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A show that sheds light behind the Dark Myths Collective members, and host other collaborative projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Secret Police! A history podcast about the world’s most infamous secret police forces. We take a detailed look at the deception and the brutality secret police impose upon their own people to further the goals of totalitarian depravity.
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News about the front - status of women and disabled people and also what do the Z channels think about the US election. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Russian relatives, my aunt and denunciations
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In this special episode, I explain what my aunt experienced in St. Petersburg and why I was so worried about her. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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An in-depth look at the 23rd of June terror attacks in Dagestan Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We’ve heard about a lot of evil on Secret Police, but the actions of the Kempeitai and the wider Imperial Japanese Army are particularly poignant for their brutality and the extent to which violence prevails if you believe your enemy is inhuman. Who were the Kempeitai? How did the Kempeitai develop out of Japan’s long military history? What were th…
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Z channels react to Putin's visit to North Korea, outrage about Russian athletes going to olympics, ATACMS used to strike Russian territory, and food delivery industry is the root of all evil. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this episode: hostage crisis in Rostov-on-Don, look at Putin's article for a North Korean newspaper, some deligthful Z-wankery and economic news as Russia's drowning in payday loans. Oh, and they're about to ban books by 'foreign agents' from public libraries now too. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast…
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I go through telegram posts of various pro-war, pro-Putin public figures, looking at what they write about the recent developments in the war and the so-called 'peace offer'. There are a lot of booze jokes too. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Putin spews blatant lies and sabre rattling at western journalists for 3.5 hours, new propaganda instructions (they're not very good), and latest updates about the war. Here's our discord link too: https://discord.gg/dYuZF7FFk2 And merch store: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternbord…
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I went on Quora to answer people's questions about the war in Ukraine. Some of them were meaningul, but...well, there's plenty of Putin's trolls to go around. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Girkin remains in prison after his appeals, Macron sends instructors to Ukraine and insists that the west should allow their weapons to be used to strike Russia. In response, Russia saber rattlles with nukes again and forces schoolgirls to remove underwear in public, before a state exam. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder…
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Today I am joined by a guest from the Canadian military who appproacheed me asking about whether or not I have made an episode about the most famous Russian invention of all time – the glorious AK. So easy to use, that a kid shoot one. And many do! A subject this iconic deserved a proper episode, and hopefully, we have delivered. Enoy! Support this…
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Greetings, Comrades! In this episode: Events on the front lines, Russia lies about their successes, Belousov unsurprisingly corrupt and dissappoints the pro-war people in Russia. And here's the link to our merch store: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See a…
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Belousov has replaced Shoigu as Russia's minister of defense - and for some reason, western media reports this as a threatening thing for Ukraine. In this episode I explain why they're mistaken, and how this proves that Putin's admitting that he no longer has endless money for the war effort. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternb…
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...so, I've been doing this for a decade now...
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Eastern Border 10th anniversary episode. A bit more meta-podcsast stuff than usual, but don't worry, plenty of important news as well. Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/HCu6J5hS Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We're back! Putin just got inaugurated, but he's actually just lost all legitimacy. Russia's throwing around nuclear threats again, but at the same time Gazprom's reporting losses for the first time ever and the economy looks a bit bleak. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
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The Soviet Who Saved the World (ft. Alex from History Impossible)
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While I was in Texas, enjoying the honeymoon I knew I had to record stuff, because the show won't wait for me, but I did not want to do heartbreaking stuff. Thankfully, Alex had listened to my pre-wedding episode, and wanted to dig deeper about our hero, Stanislav Petrov. We used the rare occasion of a much smaller time zone difference than usual a…
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Part 2 of what we've learned and experienced in Texas. Don't worry, the episode with Alex about Stanislav Petrov is incoming, and so are horrible, depressing news about the war. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Visiting the Political Orphanage, with Andrew Heaton
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In this episode, I'm hanging out live with our friend Heaton and we discuss the war, terrorism, politics and other fun stuff that you can't stop thinking about on a honeymoon. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Greetings, Comrades! We're just married, in Texas, and saw NASA stuff. Back to news stuff on wednesday! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is one of those episodes where I am riding the: "Okay, I was off for a few days, now I'm married, so what's happe...oh...oh no" Well, at least we also have Girkin news. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Greetings, Comrades! I'm gettinng married in a few hours. And on this special day, I wanted to give you a bit of a throwback, Soviet history episode...with a message that is relevant even today. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today, we have Evita on the show to share an Afganistan war story of her family with you, and we also talk about economics. Mostly involving gasonline. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We had an extra question to Michael that we forgot to ask. And he responded with 17 minute audio file, which I could not retelll. Thus, here is the addeendum to our interview. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Terrorism and Geopolitics ft. Michael of The Red Line
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Greetings, Comrades! After the terror attack in Moscow and an accumulated metric ton of questions from the Russian oppositon side, I decided that it was the right time to grab Michael from The Red Line podcast and have a talk about the big picture. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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ISIS-K, a subgroup of the Islamic terrorist organisation, attacked a concert hall in Moscow yesterday, with over 60 dead and many more wounded. Here's everything that I've gathered about what happened, how we know who did it and a bit of analysis on what it means. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See a…
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Final results of Putin’s farcical pseudo-voting event are in: absoulutely no surprises there. Also, Belgorod is still under assault, but still we have nothing reliable. Except that there are battles there. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The event, formerly known as "elections" is happening in Russia - and of course, it's falsified, turned into a farce and has nothing to do with any actual choice by the people. Which makes it kind of fun, if it wouldn't be so tragic. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
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We're back to the regular programming, amidst turbulent personal life aand controversial interviews. On the weird side, Putin recently attempted to claim that Belgium exists because of Russia, the so-called election is a mess and some genuinely sad stuff. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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Depressing Thoughts ft. Alex & Daniele pt. 2
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Greetings, Comrades! Still getting myself back in order after smashing my head on the scooter. So, here you go, part 2 of our huge interview with Alex and Daniele! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I’ve gotten myself into a crash with my scooter. So while I’m getting myself in order, here’s part 1 of our masssive interview with Alex from History Impossible and Daniele Bolelli from History on Fire! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Magic and Tragedy, ft. Desolator Magic
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After all the funeral stuff and everything surrounding it, I wanted to do a breather episode again. This time, with Desolator Magic, one of the most important M:TG YouTubers out there. We talk Magic: The Gathering, politics, everyday life and survival. It's a fun listen, hope you'll enjoy it. He's more right leaning than my other guests have been l…
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War in Ukraine: Episode 209 - Two Speeches
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In this episode, I compare and contrast two important speeches: Putin's address to the Federal Council and Yulia Navalnaya's speech to the Europarliament. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Greetings, Comrades! In this episode, I focus on the Kremlin media leaks and what we've found about the propaganda activities that Russia organize both in the west and in the occupied territories. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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So, it's been two full years of war ar this point. Two full years of ongoing insanity, violence and immense human suffering. We're entering year 3, and I've chosen this moment to remind You all why exactly we simply must do everything we can to support Ukraine. To remind you that war is, and can never be, "the new normal". Support this show http://…
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State of the planet ft. Karlis Streips
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As the recent events were a bit...much, I invited a Latvian/American journalist Karlis Streips to help me analyze what's going on and why. Now, mr. Streips is a bit more radical that my own views, especially when it comes to the Republican party, but I find his insight and knowledge valuable. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternb…
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Navalny. Who was he and why he had to die.
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So, Navalny's dead. That actually took me by surprise. So, this episode is about his biography, views, impact and why it's just normal that he had to die. Just...maybe not as quickly. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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One thing is for sure, that was not an interview. It was, however, exactly how Putin and his propaganda talk all the time for the "internal marker" and they actually believe that too. All of it. Yes. And here are Victor's charity links! Please do help out a noble cause! https://beacons.ai/victor.nordland?__v=11.140.0 https://beacons.ai/victor.nordl…
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Totally legitimate western journalist and my good friend Victor returns on the show where he talks about the situation on the front and his experiences there and what it all means. Once learn to differentiate between good and bad rockets by sound, there is no going back really. Also, we both promised some links in the episode. I presume Victor is e…
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To the surrprise of absolutely nobody in Latvia, turns out, the representative of the most pro-Putin party in the Europarliament, elected from Latvia, is a Russian spy. Who would've guessed. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today I bring you probably the weirdest story from the war that I've heard so far - but one that characterizes what really is this "Russian World" and what's it's true essence. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today, to paraphrase Taleyrand, Putin did something worse than a crime. He made a mistake. Girkin is "not found" and has been unpersoned. For now. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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While there's not much going on at the front lines, Russian internal situation - especially the stability of Putin's regime, in the light of upcoming electionsn - continues to crumble. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Bild has posted a document, stating that NATO war with Russia is imminent. Western "experts" sow more panic, even got me scared for a moment. In this episode, I want to calm You all down a bit, as there are no "second Russia" which has all the equipment, manpower, organisation, logistics and tactical genius to even think about a war with NATO. Ther…
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Greetings, Comrades! I'm back, after I finally took a bit of a vacation. More news concerning the War in Ukraine. And how social situation is degrading inside Russia. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Llyod. The story shows a bleak future where the United Kingdom is run by a totalitarian government run by a political party called Norsefire. A masked vigilante known simply as "V" is bent on sparking a revolution, driven by a vendetta against those in the government t…
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Russian conservatives, who were just informed by the evils of oral sex and other western degeneracies now have to cope with the fact that they're own "cultural elites" just organised an "almost naked" Christmas. And oh boy, that blew up. Also, don't trust anything Arestovich is posting now, he's gone completely insane. Support this show http://supp…
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Doom and gloom in western media, I've caught covid, and Russian officers are torturing soldiers for christmas gifts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Russian Family as the Basis of Russian Statehood
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The main thesis of a real Russian academical law journal article about what's been happening with Russians. It's utterly insane. Don't listen with kids around. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Tonton Macoute was a secret police force established by Haitian physician and dictator, Francois Duvalier, better known as Papa Doc. The Macoute brutalized the Haitian people and hijacked the country’s Vodou traditions to invoke fear of a mythical bogeyman. We’re going to go through the history of Haiti: how it was found by Europeans, the slave…
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Putin's finally running for re-election. Navalny's missing. Russia's turning into an even more totalitarian state. At least, we have another message from Girkin! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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