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The Eastern Border

Kristaps Andrejsons

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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35:40

2.7 The Butter Crisis & The Banana Fleet

The Eastern Border ·

2026/02/07

In this episode, we look at a Superpower that has forgotten to pay its internet bill.From the Baltic Sea—where the Russian Navy recently surrendered a ship to Estonian customs inspectors without firing a shot—to the "Digital Stalingrad" in the Donbas where soldiers are resorting to medieval torture just to unlock Starlink terminals, the collapse is becoming impossible to hide.We dive deep into the "Zombie Economy" where interest rates have hit 21%, citizens are stealing butter locked in security

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38:42

2.6 The price of Dirt

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/30

Greeting Comrades, and welcome to the frozen bunker in Ludza.In this episode, we aren't just analyzing the collapse of the Russian Empire; we are physically fighting General Winter. While the temperature hits -24°C outside my window, I had to turn a household Philips vacuum cleaner into a tactical flamethrower to save my heating system from exploding.Meanwhile, across the border, the "Energy Superpower" is burning down its own grid. We dive into the "Alpen Gold Index" (why cheap chocolate is now a

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2.5 Fate/Stay Blyat. The Warlords of the Apocalypse.

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/27

Greetings from Pilda,It is the coldest January in thirty years. Outside my window, the thermometer is dropping, and I have just finished hauling 150kg of heating pellets into the bunker. It is the perfect atmosphere for what we need to discuss today.For years, we have been documenting the slow, bureaucratic rot of the Russian Empire. We called it the “Rotting Cake”—a structure that looked impressive from the outside but was being eaten alive by corruption from within.Well, I have bad news. The cake

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27:38

2.4 When the War Goes Out of Fashion: Orthodox AI,...

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/24

Why did a German immigration officer deny asylum to a Russian torture victim by citing a press release from Sergei Shoigu? Why is the Russian Orthodox Church building an Artificial Intelligence to automate the writing of police denunciations? And why is Vladimir Putin personally designing a business plan for a single pie shop while the national gold reserves vanish?In this episode of The Eastern Border, we smash the glass of the "Republic of Fake." We travel from the heated offices of Berlin

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35:12

2.3 The Republic of Fake

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/21

From the frozen balconies of Rēzekne to the digital hallucinations of the Kremlin, the Russian Federation has become a "Republic of Fake."In this episode, I broadcast from Pilda—just 22km from the Russian border—to tear down the "digital wall" Putin has built. We expose the absurdity of a war where soldiers are forced to weld rusty pipes to Soviet vans while the Ministry of Defense spends billions on AI censorship tools. We analyze General Gerasimov’s "Potemkin JPEGs"—fake maps of captured villages

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43:11

Kadyrov saga: Proof that Adam Kadyrov's car crash did...

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/17

The end of a twenty-year dictatorship didn’t come with a revolution. It came with the screech of tires at 5:00 PM on a Friday.While mainstream outlets are waiting for Kremlin press releases, we spent the night tracking the digital fallout of a catastrophic event in Chechnya. We know Ramzan Kadyrov is suffering from organ failure. We know his plan was to force his violent, 18-year-old son, Adam, onto the throne.Last night, that plan was smashed on the asphalt of Kishiev Avenue.In this expansive

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2.2 The Ice Age of the Z-Soul

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/16

Video version on YouTube (with actual video this time - I fixed the lights)https://youtu.be/ArDauZSpDT8In this episode of The Eastern Border, we strip away the propaganda and look directly into the terminal necrosis of the Z-Empire. The "Geopolitical Greatness" has peeled off like cheap wallpaper, revealing the rot underneath.The Economic Suicide Note We start with the panic in the Kremlin’s wallet. The US has seized a sixth Russian tanker, and the "Z-Patriots" are finally realizing that Donald

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1:07:02

Other Borders with Michael Hillard of The Red Line

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/11

Greetings, Comrades! Today we are joined by our good friend Michael Hillard of The Red Line podcast to get updates about what’s going on in the other periphery of the post-Soviet sphere – central asia and transnistria. There’s also a bit about Australia, because the temperature differences at the time of recording between Michael and me couldn’t be more stark.Please, also donate for cars to the Ukrainian army:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-borderSupport this

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28:06

2.1 Z(ed) is Dead

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/05

"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead."In this episode of The Eastern Border, we dive into the surreal start of 2026. While the world watches the US conduct a "Blitzkrieg" operation in Venezuela to snatch Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin is strangely silent. Why? Because the "Jungle Law" Vladimir Putin prayed for has finally arrived—and he’s realizing he isn’t the biggest predator in the forest.Also, please, donate to the

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41:54

The Migthy Potato Awards…and also a bit about...

The Eastern Border ·

2026/01/03

Greetings, Comrades – the time for the Migthy Potato awards has come! So, join us for this (very unscripted) first episode of the year, where we give out The Migthy Potato to the worst and funniest nonsense that we’ve seen last year – and, ehh…as usual for when I want to relax a bit, weird things happen in the world.Also, I managed to accidentally slice my fingers open pretty badly during this stream so we had to cut this short.Here’s a link to the stream, as I was told that making this as an audio

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30:53

25. "Noble Knights" & Corruption : The Truth Behind...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/30

In this emergency news episode, I tear down the "Valdai Mirage." I look at the physics that make their claim impossible, the massive bureaucratic screw-up that exposed the lie, and the hilarious meltdown of the "Z-Bloggers" who are furious that their government can't even fake a battle correctly.Happy new year, Comrades. This one's free for patrons, I've pressed the "Charge for this post" enough times this month already.Please, if you can, donate to the Ukrainian army for the trucks that they

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24. The Race on Broken Legs: A Cunning Plan to...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/29

While the Kremlin announces glorious victories, the true believers are writing the Empire’s obituary. Igor "Strelkov" Girkin writes from prison to expose the truth about the "liberation" of Kupyansk—and accuses General Gerasimov of lying directly to Putin’s face. At the same time, his best buddy Maxim Kalashnikov predicts a budget deficit until 2042 and compares Russia to a ship with broken masts fighting a race against American drones. Oh, and there's also a thing or two how they think Trump isn't

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31:09

Evita's Christmas special: Entity known as "Kristaps"...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/25

Hi there, comrades! Here comes the promised episode by Evita (you asked for it yourself, kapish?) where she trauma-dumps, jokes and talks about her past in Russian-centered environment. And complains about Kristaps, a little bit. Also you can consider it a preview for future episodes about wild Russian pop culture lore.Please, donate for Christmas trucks for Ukraine: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/Support this show

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23. Hacked Hipsters, Vienna Cafes and Girkin's Prophecy

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/23

In this episode: the staggering hypocrisy of project leads who build "digital prisons" for Russians while living comfortably in Vienna, Austria. Also, from behind bars, Girkin warns that the current "Peace Plan" is a suicide trap, while Kalashnikov argues that the "Raw Material Empire" is collapsing and 2026 will look a lot like 1917.Please, donate to the Ukrainian army for a truck here:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/Support this show

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32:10

How Prof. Lipsits tried to save the Soviet economy in...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/14

Today I'm back with an oldschool style episode, because I really needed a break from the news - so I give You the story of professor Igor Lipsits - if you remember, he was a guest on the show and talked about the Russian economy not so long ago - about how back in 1989, the Politburo tasked him with trying to save the financial health of the USSR.And, please - if you can, donate for a truck for the Ukrainian army for the Christmas

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22. Fable of the Bridge

The Eastern Border ·

2025/12/06

The Russian army is not the mighty empire we’re told to fear. It is a rusted, bureaucratic black hole where reality is sacrificed for paperwork, and human life is cheaper than a 700-kilogram winch.I call it "The Fable of the Bridge." Because, in the end, it’s a story where the soldiers lose, the commanders lie, and the only things that work are the Ukrainian drones.Please, donate for Christmas trucks for Ukraine:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border/Support

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32:27

21. Ministry of Silly Wars

The Eastern Border ·

2025/11/28

The "peace plan" continues dominating the news feed. In this episode I look at the Z-vatnik take on it, how Putin has reacted to that non-document personally and a quite plausible conspiracy about this whole affair that's gaining traction in the Russian opposition circles. Also, bwah, I have to counter the doomsayers that consider that "all is lost" for Ukraine again.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:09

20. Trump doesn't want you to know this simple trick:...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/11/23

Well, the one good thing to come out of this peace deal thing is that it's yet another boost to European Union military efforts and unity. In all seriousness, it won't go anywhere as Putin will never sign it. Sure, it doesn't look good for the Ukrainians - and that's the only thing I've seen western media and experts cover - but it legitimately looks even worse for Putin.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19. Only Russophobes think that human life has any...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/11/12

I recently made an episode about the horrific fascist ideas of Alexander Kharichev, the "Civil War 2.0"one. However, according to Girkin's buddies - club of angry patriots and Russian people's militia, who are setting up cells all over Russia, Kharichev was not only nowhere near hard enough. Their ideals are MUCH worse and they gave me a pause. Luckily for us, in this conversation they slipped up and unknowingly admitted that the West is right about the war.This whole situation was such a mess -

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48:58

18. The only thing more miserable than Igor Girkin is...

The Eastern Border ·

2025/11/07

The news episode that I wanted to release before the glorious civil war article plopped up. We have a lot of Igor Girkin to catch up to – but the main story ties with the ep. 17 marvelously. Because at this point, mainstream Russian economists, the same who called Lipsits a doomsayer, now have gone past fear and openly admit that an economic collapse is not just inevitable. It’s already happening.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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