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01:40 - Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia"  06:37 - Russian expansion mindset  10:05 - Officer Ignatiev's secret mission in Khiva and Bukhara  13:22 - Peking showdown  18:53 - General Chernyaev: Glorious conquest of Tashkent  26:30 - Tashkent siege plan  34:12 - Emir of Bukhara joins the battle  39:21 - New territory: Turkestan. New gender: Frontiersexual.  46:40 - Russian dreams of conquering India. From Paul I to Zhirinovsky.  52:01 - Pan-slavism: the edgiest ideology of 19th century?

RWA #15: The Lion of Tashkent (Based in Russia I)

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New episode! The latest corruption scandal in the Russian MoD & why it's a systemic problem, updates on Russell "Texas" Bentley's death, philosophical controversies at a Moscow university, and a SITREP on the post-Avdeevka breakthrough
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RWA NEWS: Of MoD corruption, Fascist Philosophers & Breakthroughs

Kirill and Nikolay invited Larry to talk about his CIA days, share details on the Hunter Biden-Burisma saga, the recent terror wave that hit Russia and the greatly underdiscussed role of British intelligence in the 20th century. Plus, a candid discussion on the state of Russian-American relations.
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RWA x Larry C. Johnson: Burisma, Bezmenov, Brits

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We talked to Big Serge about various SECRET WEAPONS. We also touched upon the Ukrainian drone program, Buryat maniacs, Gulf wars, Fatherhood and Orthodox Easter traditions.



RWA x Big Serge: I Was Zapped By a Secret Microwave Gun And Now I'm Gay (30 mins)

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00:00:00 - Intro. Is Carl a paid CCP shill?
00:03:00 - Chinese cultural differences between mainlanders vs expats
00:15:00 - Douyin vs Tiktok. Censorship
00:22:57 - The entire history of Russia-Chinese relations! From Cossacks fighting Manchus to the Sino-Soviet border conflict
01:19:25 - Did Carl Zha leave China after Tiananmen Square protests?
01:34:00 - Current day. Carl's visit to Moscow during Prigozhin's march. Pelmeni & dumplings

It's a good pod. Enjoy.

The Entire History of Russo-Chinese relations ft. Carl Zha

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We've recorded an emergency episode on yesterday's terrorist attack in Moscow where we gathered all available confirmed information so far and present our own theories as to what happened and who was behind it, and some thoughts on what ought to be done to mitigate the risk of a repeat in the future.


RWA #15: The Lion of Tashkent (Based in Russia I)

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