The Eastern Border

Greetings, Comrades! This time we’re discussing the wholesome, family friendly subject of taking your 8 year old, giving him guns and combat training and mental preparedness to sacrifice his life in the struggle against Putin’s enemies! YunArmiya, or ‘The Youth Army’ of Russia. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Greetings, Comrades! I honestly didn’t want to make an episode like this, but the recent escalation hit me hard. As you know, I reported from Donbass at one point, so it’s quite hard imagining everything going up in flames again. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen. But…for now, I’m forced to tell you why it just might. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See...

Greetings, Comrades! This episode is a current events digest about the weirdest events that happened in relation to Russia in the past month. And hey, this time, we even got a theme – it’s all about lies, criminal activities and censorship, all tied together in a story resembling a psychological struggle anime like Kaiji or Liar Game. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternb...

Greetings, Comrades! Today’s episode is all about the BT tanks and the insane, neo-pagan, kind-of-a-bolshevik madman, Red Army Marshall who was behind their introduction in the USSR military forces. Spoilers: He was shot by Stalin in a show trial, but not because of Perun. Perun plays a huge part in this. Enjoy this surprisingly weird story, Comrades! Happiness is Mandatory! Support this show http...

Greetings, Comrades! As I’m still on the farm, I decided to make an animal-related episode. And it turned very dark, very quickly. This is among the darkest ep’s I’ve made, and I hope it’ll be a bit thought provoking too. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This time, from a cow farm. But that doesn’t stop me, so have another tank episode, this time about the Iosif Stalin tank series, the first “shot” of the cold war! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! We dediced to end the month on a lithger note, so here’s our interview with Allistair Pitts from the wonderful Soviet movie analysis podcast “Russophiles Unite” which I’ve plugged here many, many times before. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This is a short special about the Defender of the Fatherland day…and what Stalin did to Chechens and Ingushs that day. 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 the Kursk Submarine catastrophe that happened in 2000, and served as a catalyst for the things to come. It’s…not a happy one. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Greetings, Comrades! This time, we talk about the heavy fist of the early WW2, the KV tank, whose mistakes were then later fixed by the T-34. Enjoy! And don’t forget to visit rusandsov.com and use Easternborder at checkout for a 10% discount! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This time, I bring you an update on Navalny. It’s…looking pretty grim out here. Also, don’t forget to visit Rusandsov.com and use the code “Easternborder” at checkout for your 10% discout, they really have awesone stuff! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This time, we talk about THE most famous tank, this side of the iron curtain. The thing that won the battle of Kursk. The tank that everyone in this part of the planet instinctively thinks of, when someone asks them to think about the default “tank”. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! As per request, a neat timeline of various weird stuff concerning Navalny and his return to Russia. And wouldn’t you know it, mass protests happening right now as I post it! Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Welcome to the episode that shows Stalin’s Anti-Semitism, and all the bullshit that he did to harm the Jews. It’s…a sad and a terrible thing, and yeah…I can’t say enjoy this time. Learn. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 2 of our recap. Please, check out part 1, otherwise this will make no sense. Also, lots of love to our Patrons, artists, and everyone who supports the show. Happy New Year to you and yours! (This is basically insane Russian news, just in case you missed part 1) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This is a VERY aptly named Russian 2020 news recap…and the recent updates too. They make it…pure insanity. Love Y’all, especially my editor, Anete! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Just before Christmas, boy, do I have a present for You! I haven’t laughed this hard while making an episode in a long, long while. And it’s about Navalny’s poisoning investigation and Putin’s press conference. It’s…a farce. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Welcome to December. And what better way to enjoy this lovely month than with a story about Russia’s first real revolutionaries – the Decembrists. Surrounded by a ton of myths, these guys definitely left an impact. 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 looking at the news again. We have two serious subjects and one about…well, Hitler. No, seriously. Also, my computer is fixed, HMC Byzantium LIVES! Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! This time, we go back to people’s stories time, and, I’m happy to announce that this is the last ep recorded on the Kalvis’s PC, so we should be back to normal soon. This one is all about how Soviet cafe’s and restaurants operated. And why getting into one was more expensive than the meals themselves. Oh, and a little bit of weird politics at the end. Enjoy! Support this show...

Greetings, Comrades! Today is Latvia’s Independence Day! The first time one, happened right after WW1. However, there is some weirdness around it, and our founding father Ulmanis is with a bit of a mired history. So there we go. Enjoy! Audio Player Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Presidental elections are over, I can get back to posting. In this episode, some weird Latvian stories, some podcasting housekeeping, and some conspiracy level madness from Russian politics. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, Comrades! Part 2 of our emergency ep is out now - as our computer is dead. Please, consider supporting the show by becoming our patron or donating via paypal to ihatebalrog@gmail.com or just clicking the donate button on our homepage, theeasternborder.lv - but the show's great, I think. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Greetings Comrades! Sadly, this ep, and the next one, were pulled out from my  in case of emergency, break glass  box, and recorded on a very non-suitable equipment. You’ll hear on the show, but I hope that you’ll enjoy this story about one of the actually pretty neat and good things the Soviets did. The late space station “Mir”. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeas...

Greetings, Comrades! This is a politics catch-up episode that's a bit long but talks about all the important stuff that happened while I was in the Balkans. And...it's a bit scary. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.