Curonian
The Eastern Border
Soviet Union and shaping current Russia and it’s Government and Ideologies. The government of the USSR. History of the Soviet rule. Laws, culture and everyday life of a Soviet citizen. What did they see? How did they get by? What did they go through? And what is left after the collapse of USSR?The other side of the cold war - talking about politics in the EU, history of the USSR and the Eastern European region in general. Mostly for Americans, who also happen to be history geeks. Also, we're all friends here, and have beer!
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Episodes
5. Exodus 22:18 12.08.2025 53:35
Pro-Russian western people love to use ‘tradition Christian values’ when they argue their position. They mistakenly presume that what these values mean must be the [...]
4. Sad little club, advocating for human rights 08.08.2025 56:22
Greetings, Comrades! This is a news episode – including vatnik tears. But, like I said in the Gonzo episode – war shall not be sanitized, [...]
3. Always Read the Fine Print 31.07.2025 1:22:42
In this episode, I cover information that You should be aware of – the kind that various other actors would rather you not think about [...]
2. Building bridges and looking into the night sky with John Michael Godier 26.07.2025 1:57:52
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. [...]
1. Balls to the Wall 24.07.2025 3:01:55
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 [...]
War in Ukraine 300: The Spiral of Death 22.07.2025 1:06:19
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 [...]
War in Ukraine 299: Maxim Kalashnikov faces reality 14.07.2025 1:02:41
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 sincerely thinks [...]
War in Ukraine 298: Russia as a religious experience 10.07.2025 54:07
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 [...]
War in Ukraine 297: Azerbaijan 03.07.2025 58:29
In the past few days, Russian callousness and casual racism has led to conflicts with Azerbaijan on an unprecedented scale. Traditionally viewed as one of [...]
Industry and Russia: An interview with prof. Igor Lipsits 29.06.2025 40:25
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 296 28.06.2025 52:49
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 295 23.06.2025 42:38
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 days [...]
War in Ukraine 294: Value of life in Russia 19.06.2025 57:14
Russian government has started to nationalize private property, starting with an airfield. No surprises there, because why would people’s property be of any value of [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 293 15.06.2025 50:11
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 292 11.06.2025 59:51
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 291 10.06.2025 49:11
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) [...]
War in Ukraine 290: Spiderweb special 03.06.2025 50:36
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 289 30.05.2025 45:42
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 sort [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 288 28.05.2025 54:16
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 and [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 287 22.05.2025 43:01
As expected, the negotiations went nowhere. The same trajectory where the Russian economy is heading, with the active help of state duma. Meanwhile, vatniks curse [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 286 15.05.2025 42:25
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 285 13.05.2025 45:57
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. 08.05.2025 1:21:40
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 [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 284 06.05.2025 44:22
A nice return of our fan favorite segment – Igor Girkin has gotten some free time in his prison cell – and he’s been busy [...]
War in Ukraine: Episode 283 29.04.2025 37:19
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 – [...]
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