Russians With Attitude

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00:02:00 - Early life. Why did Vladimir Brovkin emigrate

00:17:00 - Post-war Leningrad

00:21:00 - Khrushchev: Hero or Villain?

00:31:30 - Beria and Stalin. How did Russia survive

00:44:40 - Vydvizhentsy & Stalin the Americaboo

00:53:50 - "Confronting real America was shocking": Vladimir's adaptation in the US

01:00:15 - Stephen Cohen, Richard Pipes & Brovkin's academic path

01:12:00 - US academic Soviet battle & the 90s

01:27:00 - Brovkin coming back to Russia in 2000 (in Yekaterinburg!)

01:40:20 - Blitz questions from the audience

01:55:10 - Why did Vladimir attack Korean photo shop cashier in 1997

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In today's newscast, we cover a lot of ground: the arrest of Pavel Durov and the fallacy of the Sovereign Individual, some harsh words for Russian immigration politics (again), Kursk oblast as a Call of Duty theme park, the persecution of the Orthodox Church by the Kiev regime and, of course, the long-overdue update on Russian map painting.

00:00:50 - Durov arrested

00:14:00 - "Sovereign" techbro trillionaires vs the nation state

00:23:00 - Musk off

00:34:15 - UOC-MP banned in the Ukraine (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate)

00:48:40 - SITREP. Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions.

01:01:17 - Kursk situation. The Conscript Question.

01:14:55 - Foreign mercs & Tatar slave raid in Kursk

01:20:00 - Islamist revolt in Russian prison. Savva Fedoseev electoral campaign

01:28:20 - Russian missile strikes of August 26. Ukrainian drones in Saratov

A change of pace. We interviewed a French writer and translator of Russian poetry, Thierry Marignac, whose name i butchered hilariously at the start of the pod.

He was good friends with Eduard Limonov and married his ex-wife who taught him Russian. He frequently visited the USSR and Russia as a guest and witnessed the rise and fall of the eXile firsthand. He translated one the greatest modern Russian poets, Boris Ryzhiy.

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In today's RWA Newscast, we discuss the ongoing AFU raid into Kursk oblast and catch up with other news: the mysterious Ukrainian plot that was foiled with a phone call to D.C., the assassinations of Farion and Haniyeh, latest developments in annoying Russian laws and another gem in the crown of Late Putinism.

Tune in for your regular dose of geopolitical drama & ask Nikolay questions about his recent Valaam voyage:

00:00:00 - AFU raid in Kursk oblast. Recap & theories.

00:21:00 - Nikolay's back from Valaam

00:24:55 - Failed Putin assassination?

00:30:00 - Farion murder. Zelensky vs aZov theory

00:40:07 - Haniyeh killed. Iranian situation

00:48:15 - Retarded Russian censorship laws

00:53:40 - Best features of Late Putinism

00:58:25 - SITREP (gamer moment)

01:06:30 - Wagner in Mali

01:11:04 - US-Russia prisoner swap

01:17:00 - Belousov purges & Spirit of 2014 series

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Nikolay interviewed a Russian-American man, Vasili Mironov, who prevented an Anti-Russian shooting rampage in Florida ten years ago. We also covered topics such as russophobia in the US military and daily life, as well as why Russians in America love the film "Brat-2" by Balabanov so goddamn much
00:00:00 - What are you drinking

00:03:00 - Vassili stopped an anti-Russian mass shooting in Florida

00:16:30 - Emigration story

00:21:50 - On Balabanov movies & existential struggles of Russians in the US

00:31:20 - Anti-Russian racism in the US

00:48:05 - On military service in Iraq

00:01:00 - On SMO

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Nikolay and Kirill, together with Vile Varangian, discuss secret negotiations between the US and Russia, American elections, the Russian economy's growth, the SITREP, and other important topics.

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00:00:00 - Nazbol lore & activism

00:13:20 - Wartime music

00:16:20 - Arrested for Death in June drip

00:21:30 - 2022 flashbacks

00:32:21 - Q&A. Was Stremousov killed?

00:35:00 - Rybkin's service in Genichesk, Kherson oblast

00:42:00 - Ukrainians vs Russians. Cultural analysis

00:54:50 - Kherson admin & Saldo

01:03:20 - Are Ukrainians girl hotter?

01:10:00 - Nation-building. Rural/City divide

01:13:00 - Dugin vs Limonov. Philosophy vs Gym

01:17:00 - On Stalin & Houellebecq

01:23:00 - Foreign soldiers in Novorussia (Ben Steamson)

01:35:00 - Russel 'Texas' Bentley & Igor Mangushev's death

01:44:00 - On learning English

01:50:00 - Propaganda & Freedom of speech issue

02:01:10 - On Anime & Vidya

02:09:30 - Russians autists vs Western normies

02:17:00 - Migrant & Construction problem in the New Territories

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00:00:00 - On the Terrorist attack in Dagestan

00:07:00 - Wahhabi tendencies in the region

00:25:00 - Geography of Dagestan

00:29:35 - Sevastopol beach ATACMS attack

00:39:00 - My experience in Dagestan: Izberbash

00:46:30 - The ancient city of Derbent

00:59:00 - The Mountains experience

01:08:00 - Local cuisine & Culture

01:18:20 - Putin in North Korea