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The global gas station has run out of gas. In Episode 2.39 of The Eastern Border, we pull back the heavy curtain of "Vranyo"—the mandatory,...
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The global gas station has run out of gas. In Episode 2.39 of The Eastern Border, we pull back the heavy curtain of "Vranyo"—the mandatory,...

Another of our collaboration episodes for the anniversary month! This time, with our good friend Operator Starsky! Trigger warning: There is...

Happy Anniversary to The Eastern Border ! We are celebrating the madness of the post-Soviet space by watching the Russian Federation activel...

In our second anniversary episode, we chat with Sean from Advent of Computing about Russian internet blocks and much more! Car4Ukraine Easte...

Here's the first one of our anniversary special episodes. This is a prolonged chat with Michael Hillard from The Red Line podcast. Donate to...

Welcome to the absolute peak of the “Simulated Empire.” It is June 2026, and the Russian Federation has finally achieved the ultimate geopol...

The geopolitical abstract has officially broken down into physical, bleeding reality. Recorded live from Latgale, just 22 kilometers from th...

In the honor of our 15th anniversary month, we'll be doing quite a bit of collaborations and other fun events. As the first among our guests...

Welcome to Episode 2.35 of The Eastern Border: "SPIEF 2026: We can. But why?" While the Russian elite dine on 18,500-ruble elk lips at the S...

Before we dive into the grim reality of the Russian collapse, a quick note on the channel art. I’ve been listening to your feedback regardin...

We were tired of talking about depressing military losses and bureaucratic collapses, so today Evita and I decided to bring you a cheerful,...

The Russian state monopoly on violence is officially cracking. While the Kremlin legalises private corporate militaries for Gazprom and Rosa...

The illusion of the Russian war machine is shattering. In Part 2 of our deep dive into the May 2026 reality, we strip away the Ministry of D...

In Part 1 of our massive 2.30 Double-Feature, we aren't looking at the frontlines—we are looking at the multi-organ failure of the Russian s...

Greetings, comrades, and welcome to The Eastern Border. Today, we are taking a long, hard look into the rotting, schizophrenic core of the R...

The Russian Federation has officially hit terminal velocity, and the Alpha-male imperial dream has been replaced by a desperate, hallucinati...

Welcome to the 81st anniversary of Victory Day—the year the "Collector of Russian Lands" officially became a sub-letter of his own history....

The global oil market has shifted, and the UAE just handed the Kremlin an armor-piercing reality check. In Episode 2.26, we document the fin...

The Big Deal is dead. Welcome to the Dendro-Fecal Empire. While the Russian elites party in Dubai and the spreadsheet-watchers promise econo...

Today, we are opening the body bag and performing a brutal autopsy on the Russian state. We track the physical decay from the burning refine...