The Eastern Border

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A nice return of our fan favorite segment – Igor Girkin has gotten some free time in his prison cell – and he’s been busy [...]

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 – [...]

Russia is a failed state. And at this point, vatniks are starting to admit it too. Empires crumble slowly and then…all at once. We’re in [...]

Russia’s now actively trying to interfere in the Baltics again, which has made some people a bit uppity. Thankfully, they continue to be systematically corrupt [...]

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 [...]