Today I'm talking about my conversation with the Ukrainian officer, responsible for Russian PoW's in Zaporizhizye region, a bit on the other stuff that happened to me while I was over there, and respond to some things you asked about yesterday's episode.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm talking about my conversation with the Ukrainian officer, responsible for Russian PoW's in Zaporizhizye region, a bit on the other stuff that happened to me while I was over there, and respond to some things you asked about yesterday's episode. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

War in Ukraine: Episode 173

This is the name that was chosen to be the title of Navalny's letter. The first one that he's posted via his team after the latest sentence of 19 years. The problem is - if you pick a title like that, it puts a certain responsibility on You - or more likely Your team. You have to take it seriously, any message with such a title ought to be witty, well-written, explosive and thought provoking. The 'collective west' likes their subtle references, nuances and symbolism. This could have been great. But then Navalny's team absolutely failed to live up to the title. And nobody there actually gives a shit. And Navalny has neither read the books, nor seen the movie nor even heard of Hunter S. Thompson.This is one of those cases, where it is very likely that his PR team picked a "cool sounding title" gave it to Alexey and he, without any additional information or knowledge, wrote what he thought would be expected with such a title.There is a bright lining to all of this, however. If I get my PhD in communications science, then I know that I'll be using this letter in class to show how terrible form can undermine content - made all the worse when the content is about how important proper form is. Enjoy!Join our discord:https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the name that was chosen to be the title of Navalny's letter. The first one that he's posted via his team after the latest sentence of 19 years. The problem is - if you pick a title like that, it puts a certain responsibility on You - or more likely Your team. You have to take it seriously, any message with such a title ought to be witty, well-written, explosive and thought provoking. The 'collective west' likes their subtle references, nuances and symbolism. This could have been great. But then Navalny's team absolutely failed to live up to the title. And nobody there actually gives a shit. And Navalny has neither read the books, nor seen the movie nor even heard of Hunter S. Thompson.This is one of those cases, where it is very likely that his PR team picked a "cool sounding title" gave it to Alexey and he, without any additional information or knowledge, wrote what he thought would be expected with such a title.There is a bright lining to all of this, however. If I get my PhD in communications science, then I know that I'll be using this letter in class to show how terrible form can undermine content - made all the worse when the content is about how important proper form is. Enjoy!Join our discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Navalny's Fear and Loathing

Greetings, Comrades! I'm back from Ukraine, there are things I need to catch up on, stuff happening, articles to write, and lots to talk about. For the next few days I'll be once again releasing episodes daily - otherwise we'll reach Carlin levels of podcast lenght. This time, as I managed to talk with some economists, I wanted to talk about the material side of why I think Russia will be facing internal struggles pretty soon. Treat this as a companion episode to the Russia's Suicidal Consciousness one. Oh, and there's some weird news too.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! I'm back from Ukraine, there are things I need to catch up on, stuff happening, articles to write, and lots to talk about. For the next few days I'll be once again releasing episodes daily - otherwise we'll reach Carlin levels of podcast lenght. This time, as I managed to talk with some economists, I wanted to talk about the material side of why I think Russia will be facing internal struggles pretty soon. Treat this as a companion episode to the Russia's Suicidal Consciousness one. Oh, and there's some weird news too.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

War in Ukraine: Episode 171

Greetings from Krivy Rih! Recording in a cottage in Zelensky’s home city about the news related to the war.Our discord: https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9 Victor’s youtube channel: https://youtu.be/YmdPUH8oeAYSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings from Krivy Rih! Recording in a cottage in Zelensky’s home city about the news related to the war.Our discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/f5NSrKH9</a> Victor’s youtube channel: <a href="https://youtu.be/YmdPUH8oeAY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YmdPUH8oeAY</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

War in Ukraine: Episode 170

I think I just experienced the most Gonzo thing in my life. This...this was a hell of a night. We got arested by Ukrainian border guards on the Transnistrian border, due to an angry, drunk man, who was wearing nothing but his underpants. Also, lost my GoPro. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I think I just experienced the most Gonzo thing in my life. This...this was a hell of a night. We got arested by Ukrainian border guards on the Transnistrian border, due to an angry, drunk man, who was wearing nothing but his underpants. Also, lost my GoPro. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Night on The Transnistrian Border

Greetings, Comrades! Before I make a news episode (as there has been a lot of things going on) I’d like to give You my first interview from Kyiv, with an American enterpeneur Mark, who’s been helping Ukraine and is now working towards driving more investment here. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Before I make a news episode (as there has been a lot of things going on) I’d like to give You my first interview from Kyiv, with an American enterpeneur Mark, who’s been helping Ukraine and is now working towards driving more investment here. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ukraine perspectives ft. Mark from FrontierView

New instructions from Putin to propaganda which you'll hear on the paid media. Also, new mobilization laws, and western media being stupid about everything once again.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New instructions from Putin to propaganda which you'll hear on the paid media. Also, new mobilization laws, and western media being stupid about everything once again.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

War in Ukraine: Episode 169

In this short episode, I explain what our best enemy, Igor Girkin is and why he’s been arrested. If you’ve listened to this show for any period of time, you’ll understand why I just had to.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this short episode, I explain what our best enemy, Igor Girkin is and why he’s been arrested. If you’ve listened to this show for any period of time, you’ll understand why I just had to.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

War in Ukraine: Girkin’s been arrested

This started out as an investigation in some weirdness related to the Crimean bridge explosion. But, as it happens, when you go full research mode, and now I give you an episode that should outline the main societal disasters and  their potential causes and instigators that await Russia in the near future. And...sorry for the clickbaity title but it'll make sense in the end.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This started out as an investigation in some weirdness related to the Crimean bridge explosion. But, as it happens, when you go full research mode, and now I give you an episode that should outline the main societal disasters and  their potential causes and instigators that await Russia in the near future. And...sorry for the clickbaity title but it'll make sense in the end.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Russia's suicidal consciousness

Andrew Heaton

Greetings, Comrades! This episode (a very long one) is our conversation about dictatorships, Putin and the war with out dear friend Andrew from Political Orphanage podcast. This was done on our discord, as will be some future episodes, so please join in! Also, a special Thanks goes out to Secret Police Podcast who did the editing! Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This episode (a very long one) is our conversation about dictatorships, Putin and the war with out dear friend Andrew from Political Orphanage podcast. This was done on our discord, as will be some future episodes, so please join in! Also, a special Thanks goes out to Secret Police Podcast who did the editing! Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Rules of Engagement ft. Andrew Heaton

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.

I love how this podcast is from the Latvian perspective. I love the stories, anecdotes, Soviet propaganda quotes, and all the jokes about daily life and government ludicrousness. Keep up the good work.

Coolest podcast out there

One of the best podcasts out there. Full stop.

A gem

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 <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Eastern Border

Greetings, Comrades!In this episode, we discuss Stalin. ALL that is Stalin. Superman can take a rest...if he was real, and Stalin were the head of the USSR, Supes would end up in a GULAG. We're talking about a man, who almost killed his father, when he was 7. Intentionally. Also, he's endured almost everything. And yeah...this is the happiest episode of the series that I have to make about the person who's responsible for the genocide of my people. About one of the greatest men in history...and one of the most evil,  bloodthirstiest men in history. Enjoy. Or not. It's more about me, telling the story this time.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!In this episode, we discuss Stalin. ALL that is Stalin. Superman can take a rest...if he was real, and Stalin were the head of the USSR, Supes would end up in a GULAG. We're talking about a man, who almost killed his father, when he was 7. Intentionally. Also, he's endured almost everything. And yeah...this is the happiest episode of the series that I have to make about the person who's responsible for the genocide of my people. About one of the greatest men in history...and one of the most evil, bloodthirstiest men in history. Enjoy. Or not. It's more about me, telling the story this time.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Man of Steel 1 - Stalin 101

Greetings, Comrades!We’ve had a rough February – and we didn’t manage to fix all of our errors in the previous podcasts, but…here we are nonetheless. This show was one of the hardest ever to make, and I really hope you’ll not only enjoy it, but will also take some time to understand the depth of the tragedy. Today’s picture is – Pripyat. Empty, irradiated and ghastly, it stands there to remind us of the evils of ignorance.Please, support us on Patreon (or here) and leave us good ratings on iTunes. And check out Lesser Bonapartes and other Dark Myths shows! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! We’ve had a rough February – and we didn’t manage to fix all of our errors in the previous podcasts, but…here we are nonetheless. This show was one of the hardest ever to make, and I really hope you’ll not only enjoy it, but will also take some time to understand the depth of the tragedy. Today’s picture is – Pripyat. Empty, irradiated and ghastly, it stands there to remind us of the evils of ignorance.Please, support us on Patreon (or here) and leave us good ratings on iTunes. And check out Lesser Bonapartes and other Dark Myths shows!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=eVlMcu5upqI:k8kPZcyDc_k:yIl2AUoC8zA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=eVlMcu5upqI:k8kPZcyDc_k:qj6IDK7rITs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 10 – Chernobyl

Greetings, Comrades! Here's our new episode for you! It's about a country sligthly to the south east of ours, that will probably cease to exist sometime next year. And also some info:1. There's going to be a special new year's ep for Patrons later today.2. Audio on this one was pretty inconsistent, because I don't even know what happened with my recording setup, so we're working on it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Here's our new episode for you! It's about a country sligthly to the south east of ours, that will probably cease to exist sometime next year. And also some info:1. There's going to be a special new year's ep for Patrons later today.2. Audio on this one was pretty inconsistent, because I don't even know what happened with my recording setup, so we're working on it.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Belarus

Greetings, Comrades!I’m sort of ok. But in this dark time of mine, I want to bring you one of the most impactful episodes out there. Moreso even than Chernobyl, the stuff that’s happening in the now-drying Aral sea, specifically in the ressurection/rebirth island…yeah. Wanted to do this for a while, and my illness allowed me to do it. Picture: Aral sea with the island.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!I’m sort of ok. But in this dark time of mine, I want to bring you one of the most impactful episodes out there. Moreso even than Chernobyl, the stuff that’s happening in the now-drying Aral sea, specifically in the ressurection/rebirth island…yeah. Wanted to do this for a while, and my illness allowed me to do it. Picture: Aral sea with the island.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ghosts of the Aral sea

Greetings, Comrades. I started this ep as a fun thing, about the weird sex-ed book from the Soviet Union. As it stands now, this episode is raw, brutal, sincere, explicit, ugly, offensive and just the story that needed to be told. Because it ended up being about how the whole regime oppressed people, how they tried to control and “normalize” the most intimate aspects of people’s lives and…how those lives were ruined. Also, this is seriously 18+ – I didn’t sugarcoat anything. I didn’t hide anything. And everything’s brutal and honest. Do NOT listen to this if you’re a minor, or overtly emotional or easily offended. You have been warned.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades. I started this ep as a fun thing, about the weird sex-ed book from the Soviet Union. As it stands now, this episode is raw, brutal, sincere, explicit, ugly, offensive and just the story that needed to be told. Because it ended up being about how the whole regime oppressed people, how they tried to control and “normalize” the most intimate aspects of people’s lives and…how those lives were ruined. Also, this is seriously 18+ – I didn’t sugarcoat anything. I didn’t hide anything. And everything’s brutal and honest. Do NOT listen to this if you’re a minor, or overtly emotional or easily offended. You have been warned.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sex in the USSR (18+)

Greetings, Comrades!This week was a very busy one in the political sense, with the Trump and Putin meeting in Helsinki, and many of you on Facebook and Twiter had asked me to give my insights and opinions about the current events because of that. So…obviously, I complied. Now, this one might sound a bit rambly again, and goes off topic – but the sheer chaos of everything that has been going on, and the fact that we now, truly, do live in very interesting times, means that I had to condense a lot of information. Not particulary proud of this episode, frankly…but I hope it’ll provide you with a fresh look and maybe make you think about the recent events a bit deeper. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This week was a very busy one in the political sense, with the Trump and Putin meeting in Helsinki, and many of you on Facebook and Twiter had asked me to give my insights and opinions about the current events because of that. So…obviously, I complied. Now, this one might sound a bit rambly again, and goes off topic – but the sheer chaos of everything that has been going on, and the fact that we now, truly, do live in very interesting times, means that I had to condense a lot of information. Not particulary proud of this episode, frankly…but I hope it’ll provide you with a fresh look and maybe make you think about the recent events a bit deeper. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Trumping Russia

Greetings, Tovarischi! This episode is about the Soviet army, it’s military might and the trials and tribulations of the common soldier – as heard from those very common soldiers. (And, of course, historical background and information on this as well.) Leave your comments below, and don’t forget to tell everyone about this podcast. Also, I recommend you to go and listen to the Naval History Podcast, by Buckner F. Melton jr. because that podcast really deserves more attention. You can do that here: http://navalhistorypodcast.com/And to make the lawyers happy: The intro music is a fragment from “My Army” by the Red Army Choir, and the epilogue is from “She thinks herself immortal” by Jim Rooster, used under the Creative Commons licence. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Tovarischi! This episode is about the Soviet army, it’s military might and the trials and tribulations of the common soldier – as heard from those very common soldiers. (And, of course, historical background and information on this as well.) Leave your comments below, and don’t forget to tell everyone about this podcast. <a href="http://theeasternborder.lv/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/theredarmy.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Also, I recommend you to go and listen to the Naval History Podcast, by Buckner F. Melton jr. because that podcast really deserves more attention. You can do that here: <a href="http://navalhistorypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://navalhistorypodcast.com/</a>And to make the lawyers happy: The intro music is a fragment from “My Army” by the Red Army Choir, and the epilogue is from “She thinks herself immortal” by Jim Rooster, used under the Creative Commons licence.<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=KnjvAK7Q9U4:4EvvstwYPbE:yIl2AUoC8zA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=KnjvAK7Q9U4:4EvvstwYPbE:qj6IDK7rITs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 2 – The Soviet Army

Greetings, Comrades!By popular demand, in this episode, we analyze what the awesome HBO series got right, what they got wrong, why the mistakes were made and does it impact the show in any meaningful way. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!By popular demand, in this episode, we analyze what the awesome HBO series got right, what they got wrong, why the mistakes were made and does it impact the show in any meaningful way. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Chernobyl: Series analysis

Mike Duncan

Greetings, Comrades!Here’s our episode from the Sound Education conference – we managed to acquire an interview with famous Rome expert and theoretical revolutionary Mike Duncan, and talked about the various aspects of history, podcasting and…well, what makes a good revolutionary. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!Here’s our episode from the Sound Education conference – we managed to acquire an interview with famous Rome expert and theoretical revolutionary Mike Duncan, and talked about the various aspects of history, podcasting and…well, what makes a good revolutionary. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Practical guide to Revolutions. An interview with Mike Duncan!

Greetings, Comrades!This time, we’re back to our Stalin series, and you get to hear our new editor’s voice too. This episode serves as a wrap-up and a move to a whole new era. Both for the show, and for Stalin – who, at this point, has destroyed the triumvirate, dealt with Trotsky, and…well has ran a massive campaign against illiteracy, which was amazing for him, because you know, when you’ve learned how to read and write using Stalinist propaganda…yeah, what could possibly go wrong there. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This time, we’re back to our Stalin series, and you get to hear our new editor’s voice too. This episode serves as a wrap-up and a move to a whole new era. Both for the show, and for Stalin – who, at this point, has destroyed the triumvirate, dealt with Trotsky, and…well has ran a massive campaign against illiteracy, which was amazing for him, because you know, when you’ve learned how to read and write using Stalinist propaganda…yeah, what could possibly go wrong there. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Man of Steel 17: Of Cults, Books and Eliminating the Opposition

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is dedicated to my colleagues and great journalists – Orhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko. They were killed in Central African Republic, while investingating the actions of PWC Wagner there, and the reasons why the Russian merc group was there in the first place.Shoutout to Sam Davis from The Inward Empire podcast who edited this.In memoriam.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is dedicated to my colleagues and great journalists – Orhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko. They were killed in Central African Republic, while investingating the actions of PWC Wagner there, and the reasons why the Russian merc group was there in the first place.Shoutout to Sam Davis from The Inward Empire podcast who edited this.In memoriam.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Men who loved War

Dan Carlin

Greetings, Comrades!So, I shipped out to Boston, and went on and had a speech in Harvard, walked the freedom trail in full and did a lot of fun and interesting things in the USA. Also, had a short spot-on interview with Our Lord and Master, Supreme Podcaster, Saint of All who use the Microphone, Dan Carlin. Which is in the end of the episode. Seriously tho, I really liked eagleland, and ths is my story about the experiences there, with the Dan Carlin interview in the end, which I did together with Sam Davis from the Inward Empire podcast. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!So, I shipped out to Boston, and went on and had a speech in Harvard, walked the freedom trail in full and did a lot of fun and interesting things in the USA. Also, had a short spot-on interview with Our Lord and Master, Supreme Podcaster, Saint of All who use the Microphone, Dan Carlin. Which is in the end of the episode. Seriously tho, I really liked eagleland, and ths is my story about the experiences there, with the Dan Carlin interview in the end, which I did together with Sam Davis from the Inward Empire podcast. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

So I was in America…also Dan Carlin

Greetings, Comrades!Due to the death of our favourite separatist, Alexander Zaharchenko in an explosion, I just had to make an episode about it. And then it quite smoothly turned into a gruesome explanation of the “Ponatiya” – the unwritten prison laws, and their harsh inner caste system and things you should and shouldn’t do if you get sentenced in Russia, Belarus or other places in the post-Soviet sphere. But yeah – warning, it does get VERY unsettling.Enjoy. I…hope?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!Due to the death of our favourite separatist, Alexander Zaharchenko in an explosion, I just had to make an episode about it. And then it quite smoothly turned into a gruesome explanation of the “Ponatiya” – the unwritten prison laws, and their harsh inner caste system and things you should and shouldn’t do if you get sentenced in Russia, Belarus or other places in the post-Soviet sphere. But yeah – warning, it does get VERY unsettling.Enjoy. I…hope?Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Zaharchenko and Prisons

Uncle Joe

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is a great discusson with Sebastian Major from https://ourfakehistory.com/ podcast! He’s just done a great three part series on Stalin myths, which you all should go and listen to immediately. We talk about Uncle Joe, about how he’s portrayed, how he’s influenced history and how sometimes, the hardest part is admitting that it’s humans who’re the greatest villain, and not monsters.P.S. If you’re in the area, come to the Sound Education conference in Harvard – https://www.soundeducation.fm/ I’ll be speaking there on 2nd of November, my speech is from 3.30PM to 4PM in the Divinity Hall, Divinity Chapel there!Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is a great discusson with Sebastian Major from <a href="https://ourfakehistory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ourfakehistory.com/</a> podcast! He’s just done a great three part series on Stalin myths, which you all should go and listen to immediately. We talk about Uncle Joe, about how he’s portrayed, how he’s influenced history and how sometimes, the hardest part is admitting that it’s humans who’re the greatest villain, and not monsters.P.S. If you’re in the area, come to the Sound Education conference in Harvard – <a href="https://www.soundeducation.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.soundeducation.fm/</a> I’ll be speaking there on 2nd of November, my speech is from 3.30PM to 4PM in the Divinity Hall, Divinity Chapel there!Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Man of Steel 18: Teatime discussions about Uncle Joe

Greetings, Comrades!Today’s episode had a very troubled production. Basically, we had to re-do the script completely, when in the fact-checking segment of the production, we were forced to throw out huge chunks of the material, because it just couldn’t be verified and turned out to be published in some very shady news sites. And it’s no wonder, really, seeing how history is used these days to advance political agendas. For that, we also advance the timeline in Russia a bit, and you get to listen about the gruesome murders of the Romanovs. And the reasons why all of us, in the Baltics, were actually able to beat Bolsheviks in 1918 – 1920. Because “war communism” encapsulates many meanings. Enjoy. If you can.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!Today’s episode had a very troubled production. Basically, we had to re-do the script completely, when in the fact-checking segment of the production, we were forced to throw out huge chunks of the material, because it just couldn’t be verified and turned out to be published in some very shady news sites. And it’s no wonder, really, seeing how history is used these days to advance political agendas. For that, we also advance the timeline in Russia a bit, and you get to listen about the gruesome murders of the Romanovs. And the reasons why all of us, in the Baltics, were actually able to beat Bolsheviks in 1918 – 1920. Because “war communism” encapsulates many meanings. Enjoy. If you can.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Red Dawn 8 - Intermarium

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is all about the weird Estonia tragedy - the ferry, no the country, that happened in 1994. One of the most tragic sea incidents ever, with 859 people dead, it carries a lot of crazy conspiratorial material. Some of which has been proven to be true. Yet, for the victim and survivor families, there is pretty much still no justice.Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This episode is all about the weird Estonia tragedy - the ferry, no the country, that happened in 1994. One of the most tragic sea incidents ever, with 859 people dead, it carries a lot of crazy conspiratorial material. Some of which has been proven to be true. Yet, for the victim and survivor families, there is pretty much still no justice.Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Estonia tragedy

Greetings, Comrades!This time, we’re back to history, And we’re looking at the final conflict of Lenin and Stalin, and how the whole system slowly turned into the pyramid of power that we’ve learned to know and love. Love in quotation marks, of course. Together with the constitution of 1924. Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!This time, we’re back to history, And we’re looking at the final conflict of Lenin and Stalin, and how the whole system slowly turned into the pyramid of power that we’ve learned to know and love. Love in quotation marks, of course. Together with the constitution of 1924. Enjoy!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Man of Steel 16 - The Triumvirate

Greetings, Tovarischi! In this episode I’ll try to introduce you to the basics of the Soviet culture life. And don’t worry, I will return to this subject sometime in the future I well. I hope you’ll enjoy the show.Also, the word “tovarisch” is a latinized spelling of the word  “Товарищ” meaning “Comrade” – and the way of me, pronouncing in the show is the proper Russian pronunciation of it. I received a question about the meaning of this from a listener, and as the answer isn’t included in the show, I thought I should post it here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Tovarischi! In this episode I’ll try to introduce you to the basics of the Soviet culture life. And don’t worry, I will return to this subject sometime in the future I well. I hope you’ll enjoy the show.<a href="http://theeasternborder.lv/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ogre2.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Also, the word “tovarisch” is a latinized spelling of the word  “Товарищ” meaning “Comrade” – and the way of me, pronouncing in the show is the proper Russian pronunciation of it. I received a question about the meaning of this from a listener, and as the answer isn’t included in the show, I thought I should post it here.<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=aUoxZAWIhsA:noCAaLCUf8M:yIl2AUoC8zA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheEasternBorder?a=aUoxZAWIhsA:noCAaLCUf8M:qj6IDK7rITs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 3 – Soviet Culture 101

NEPman Stalin

Greetings, Comrades! I'll be honest with you - the previous week has been a living hell for me, I'm dealing with a dying grandfather, for whom I have to do all the paperwork while he's still here with us. And it's hard. And Alice has exam season. And Alice spilled water on her laptop, so I had to re-record the whole episode. And then, we had to fix some factual errors in our episode, as it turns out, some of the documentaries that we watched were literally based in nothing. But...we pulled through. We did our best, and clenched our teeth and did amazing things. Like the Soviet people, during the NEP era, when they finally got some opportunities to do some private enterprises. Or, like Stalin, who, even though, curbed all of those private business activities, nonetheless kind of represents the stereotypical NEP-man in the political world. He was shrewd, cunning, tough, witty and...indescribably selfish, evil and with no sense of honor or loyalty to his allies. But...in a way, that's how the businessmen in the NEP were, and Stalin probably has more in common with Ostap Bender and Voland than he probably had imagined. And I'll leave this long description at that, comrades. Enjoy the show!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! I'll be honest with you - the previous week has been a living hell for me, I'm dealing with a dying grandfather, for whom I have to do all the paperwork while he's still here with us. And it's hard. And Alice has exam season. And Alice spilled water on her laptop, so I had to re-record the whole episode. And then, we had to fix some factual errors in our episode, as it turns out, some of the documentaries that we watched were literally based in nothing. But...we pulled through. We did our best, and clenched our teeth and did amazing things. Like the Soviet people, during the NEP era, when they finally got some opportunities to do some private enterprises. Or, like Stalin, who, even though, curbed all of those private business activities, nonetheless kind of represents the stereotypical NEP-man in the political world. He was shrewd, cunning, tough, witty and...indescribably selfish, evil and with no sense of honor or loyalty to his allies. But...in a way, that's how the businessmen in the NEP were, and Stalin probably has more in common with Ostap Bender and Voland than he probably had imagined. And I'll leave this long description at that, comrades. Enjoy the show!Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Red Dawn 9 - NEPman Stalin

Greetings, Comrades!We got our hands on KGB instructional manuals, about what were their goals, how they were supposed to act and what and why did they do things that they did. But this is not a history episode. Sadly, this is a news episode, Think about it while you listen.And here are all the links that I promise on the show, starting with the awesome Transhumanist folks that we want to support:Paypal of the project: https://www.paypal.me/mindboundBitcoin of the project: 13XBRLQ8pQ89UQSEs6hJHu7cEX43RtV3iXBank acc: Arets PaeglisIBAN: GB96REVO00997090790930BIC: REVOGB21Official Contact: latvia.transhumanism+info@gmail.comPersonal mail of their chairman: astronfo@gmail.comProof of them being an accepted chapter of World Transhumanist Association/Humanity+: https://humanityplus.org/get-involved-2/chapters-of-humanity/ (look for Latvia)And of course, our own Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorderAnd our Discord channel:https://discord.gg/kc433UDSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades!We got our hands on KGB instructional manuals, about what were their goals, how they were supposed to act and what and why did they do things that they did. But this is not a history episode. Sadly, this is a news episode, Think about it while you listen.And here are all the links that I promise on the show, starting with the awesome Transhumanist folks that we want to support:Paypal of the project: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/mindbound" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.me/mindbound</a>Bitcoin of the project: 13XBRLQ8pQ89UQSEs6hJHu7cEX43RtV3iXBank acc: Arets PaeglisIBAN: GB96REVO00997090790930BIC: REVOGB21Official Contact: latvia.transhumanism+info@gmail.comPersonal mail of their chairman: astronfo@gmail.comProof of them being an accepted chapter of World Transhumanist Association/Humanity+: <a href="https://humanityplus.org/get-involved-2/chapters-of-humanity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://humanityplus.org/get-involved-2/chapters-of-humanity/</a> (look for Latvia)And of course, our own Patreon page:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorder</a>And our Discord channel:<a href="https://discord.gg/kc433UD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/kc433UD</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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