The Eastern Border

A Russian rapper “Pasha Technic” had a mass funeral in Moscow – and that caused a huge outburst of vatnik tears. Because at the same [...]

This time, we’re back with the updates from the front. And that goes about as well for Russia at the moment, as their economy. The [...]

This episode is dedicated to #FilthyCapitalists section of my Discord server, because from all the news, the investment people need some hugs and reminder that [...]

Once again, the Moscow Economics Forum is upon us, and there are some truly bizzare speakers. Like Dugin for example. Of course, Girkin’s buddies react [...]

Ramzan Kadyrov has gotten himself into real trouble with Kremlin. Girkin reacts to the truce at sea and Moscow Patriachate has decided to turn Dota [...]

This week, vatniks were busy writing about Russia’s future after the war and how it should function – which is in stark contrast with reality [...]

Part 2 of my discussion with Alex from History Impossible and Jack from Secret Police Podcast. Some deep dives into geopolitics and what would secret [...]

Russian economical voes have caught up to it’s healthcare industry – abulances are woefully slow and certain meds are unavailable. (MD’s listening to this will [...]

Welcome to the…ermm…Orange Border, I suppose. I continue to work here, as the Russian economy is still in the mud – and vatniks are dreading [...]

A long and complex chat about geopolitics with History Impossible, Secret Police Podcast and When Diplomacy Fails.

Vatniks are confused about Russia’s relationship with the USA, Putin’s secret service officers get paid 900$ per month so have to become part-time delivery workers [...]

I was supposed to have a day off today, but then Trump and Vance literally destroyed the geopolitical, rules-based order of the world that had [...]

I made this breather episode about a truly great animated movie from Latvia that’s got a golden globe and is now nominated for an Oscar, [...]

A dictionary of the terms used by soldiers on the front and Z-vatniks, made with the help of my Ukrainian friends at the front – [...]

The third anniversary of this nightmare. Vatniks are full of doom and sadness, same as the Russian economy. There’s also some news from Girkin.

Everyone’s going full WTF right now, because Trump’s made a massive blunder in the peace negotiations. Including vatniks. We’ve no idea what’s going on, and [...]

What to watch for in the incoming peace talks. What Putin wants and why – and what he probably doesn’t care about. Z-vatniks lament the [...]

Z-vatniks continue to react to Ukraine peace talks. They are NOT happy, and they don’t see it as any form of victory. Instead, they’re becoming [...]

Updates about the Kursk region. Girkin’s officially sad now. Z-vatniks experience troubles from Kremlin – everything indicates that Putin’s preparing a crackdown on these “turbopatriots”.

Igor Girkin and other Z-vatniks write about how Russia’s doomed in case of an armistice, Russian army gets delivered military donkeys and Ukraine makes a [...]

Greetings, Comrades! This should be treated as the sequel to my Terminal stage of Homo Sovieticus episode. The independent Russian opposition media ‘Verstka’ did another [...]

This episode is very unlike my regular stuff – but a contact of mine from Russia sent me a sports story that is just so [...]

A sincere and very human talk with my friend and a listener of the show, Gabriel a.k.a Lord Grapefruit about transgender issues. What the Z-vatniks [...]

Russia’s reaction to Trump’s ultimatums. Angry at first, then predictably sad – Igor Girkin has given lengthy comments as well. And a Russian scientist gets [...]

This episode’s named a bit differently, because I owe a moral debt to the honorable and proud nation of Louxembourg. But it fits – as [...]