Politics

Anatomy of a collapse

30/08/2019 Curonian 1
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Anatomy of a collapse
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Greetings, Comrades! In this episode, I look at the reasons why and how the Soviet union collapsed – and why it is especially important to […]

Black August, 2019 edition.

09/08/2019 Curonian 1
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The Eastern Border
Black August, 2019 edition.
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Greetings, Comrades! This is a political episode, and as by now is usual in Russia, a depressing one. Because it’s august, and everything that can […]

Back again and on the western border

29/03/2019 Curonian 4
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The Eastern Border
Back again and on the western border
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Greetings, Comrades! I’m posting this from Vancouver, Canada. How crazy is that. And I spent a while in the US, and will be spending some […]

All there in the manual: KGB edition.

25/11/2018 Curonian 2
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The Eastern Border
All there in the manual: KGB edition.
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Greetings, Comrades! We got our hands on KGB instructional manuals, about what were their goals, how they were supposed to act and what and why […]

The curious case of Aijo Beness

21/11/2018 Curonian 1
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The Eastern Border
The curious case of Aijo Beness
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Greetings, Comrades! In this special episode, dedicated to the Latvian 100th anniversary, I’d like to tell you the adventures of the migthy (and utterly insane) […]

Interesting Times, Crimean edition.

21/10/2018 Curonian 0
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The Eastern Border
Interesting Times, Crimean edition.
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Greetings, Comrades! Sadly, the events that happen in these parts unfold so quickly, that I can’t really keep up with everything that I want to […]

PDRP: Latvian politics 101

28/09/2018 Curonian 0
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The Eastern Border
PDRP: Latvian politics 101
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Greetings, Comrades! Latvian elections are coming- and they’re among (if not the) craziest one’s we’ve ever had. So, when else would be a better time, […]

EXTRA: You’ll laugh, of course, but the last election was fake too…

18/09/2018 Curonian 0
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The Eastern Border
EXTRA: You'll laugh, of course, but the last election was fake too...
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Greetings, Comrades! This is a super-extra episode. Because I haven’t seen such weird things in ages, and it complements the last, full ep, nicely. For […]

Trade and Commerce Chamber

14/08/2018 Curonian 0
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Trade and Commerce Chamber
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Greetings, Comrades! Today, you’ll get the promised interview with the chairman of the Latvian Chamber of Trade and Commerce…who also runs the largest private university […]