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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.

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S2 · E45
July 24 · 1 hr 1 min
2.45: The Wildberries Extinction Event
As Ukraine’s drone campaign liquidates Russia’s Amazon and frontlines run out of gas, the Kremlin’s vranyo engine collapses into AI-generated lies, friendly fire, and pure Z-patriot panic.
S2 · E44
July 11 · 1 hr 13 min
2.44 August Without an Emperor
A cold, deadpan autopsy of the late-Putin collapse: unmasking the 8-trillion-ruble budgetary furnace, the nationwide diesel apocalypse, and the grand illusion of the Kadyrov regime.
S2 · E43
July 8 · 59 min
2.43 ...but it sometimes rhymes
Imperial hubris mirrors 1904 as drone strikes dismantle Russia's refineries, forcing a 25k-ton daily fuel deficit, hyper-inflation debt traps, digital rationing, and total elite structural rot.
S2 · E42
July 6 · 47 min
2.42 The Pantyhose Filter
The imperial well runs dry. We track the 69-hour fuel queues, Cossack vigilantes hunting Crimeans, military MPs getting fragged, and the terminal August 2026 convergence. The Vranyo is officially broken.
S2 · E41
June 26 · 44 min
2.41 All Hail Hypnotoad
Glory to Hypnotoad
S2 · E40
June 22 · 50 min
2.40 Fraud Watch
Fuel panic hits Moscow, small aviation collapses, and Z-patriots lose their minds on live video. An unfiltered autopsy of an empire running on empty.
S2 · E39
June 19 · 1 hr 1 min
2.39 Vranyo for Dummies
The Russian imperial simulation hits physical reality at terminal velocity. An unfiltered Gonzo audit of empty air defense grids, $95B deficits, and paid crowds.
June 17 · 1 hr 2 min
The Eastern Border x Operator Starsky
Anniversary collaboration with our good friend Operator Starsky!
S2 · E38
June 15 · 51 min
2.38 Existential Fanfiction
We have our anniversary episode, and Vladimir Solovyov writes superhero fanfiction about himself.
June 14 · 1 hr 28 min
The Eastern Border x Advent of Computing
In our second anniversary episode, we chat with Sean from Advent of Computing about Russian internet blocks and much more!
June 14 · 1 hr 49 min
Transnistria (and other things) with The Red Line
Here's the first one of our anniversary special episodes. This is a prolonged chat with Michael Hillard from The Red Line podcast.
S2 · E37
June 11 · 43 min
2.37 The Simulated Empire
Inside Russia’s 2026 simulation: Pink war trucks 1,000km security voids, and an entire army command leaked on Telegram. Welcome to the 13th-century fiefdom.
S2 · E36
June 8 · 43 min
2:26 This was supposed to be SPIEF 2
French jets intercepting drones over Latvia, systemic collapse at SPIEF 2026, rationing in occupied Crimea, and frontline Z-patriots mutinying. The unvarnished reality of a dying empire.
June 7 · 2 hr 34 min
The Eastern Border x Decoding Trolls Car4Ukraine Fundraising Stream
...because Russia, dear comrades, is a religious experience.
S2 · E35
June 7 · 57 min
2.35 SPIEF 2026: We can. But why?
The elite feast at SPIEF 2026 while Crimea starves for fuel and the Oreshnik hits a shed. We dissect the Russian mafia state's embrace of a 20-year infinite war. Happiness is mandatory.

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