The Eastern Border

Greetings, Comrades!

In this episode we take a look at how childhood looked like in the USSR. A fair warning, as this episode might not be suitable to children. Not because it’s explicit – but because they might get some ideas about misbehaving. Then again, that’s the Soviet way.

And don’t forget to check out Dark Myths – especially Twilight Histories and Rumor Flies, which are the recommendations for this week! Oh, and please fill our survey!

Do Svidaniya, Tovarishci! And enjoy the show.

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Greetings, Comrades!

After all of our editing issues which you know about already, if you follow us on social media, this episode is finally out. (Alice is far away and Andrew’s PC died at the last moment) This one ended up focusing on Marriage, Family and Everyday life. I had an unprecedented amount of people, giving me their stories and they were so good that I didn’t want to throw any of them out. So, I didn’t. I hope you’ll like this show, as I think it really captures the “feel” of being a Soviet person. We’ll continue with the entertainment and chess next time. And a few other things.

Oh, and one more thing – this episode is best enjoyed while listening to it together with your spouse/partner/significant other. Seriously. Because at the end it’s about what families had to go through, and how they did it.

Today’s images are: pictures from various Soviet stores!

A vegetable/canned good section on a good day. Still, note that while there’s a lot of stuff here, there’s almost no selection of anything. And half of it all is probably disgustingly bad.

The sour cream has already been diluted!

A butcher’s store – with the usual lack of merchandise, wrapping paper and the iconic Soviet weights.

A special thanks to Ryan Caligari from the Rumor Flies podcast for editing this on such a short notice.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, support us on Patreon or Paypal and leave us reviews on iTunes. Oh…and of course, don’t forget to love your spouse. That’s the most important part.

Hope you’ll enjoy the show!

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Greetings, Comrades!

You might find that this episode is not as epic as the previous one – but that’s because we’re overworked. Anyway, we tried our best, and here it is. It’s very patriotic, however. And also – we’re on google podcasts now. For other news, listen to the show. Also, Ieva Akurātere is awesome.

Today’s picture is a photo from the October 7th manifestation for a just state.

And here’s the link to Ieva Akurātere – My Country, in the 1988 Liepājas Dzintars festival:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnjZVVgqqEU

And enjoy the show!

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Greetings, Comrades! In this episode, we talk about the Soviet side of the Space Race. It is a bit fun, a bit dark humor, a bit looking from the people side, but…it gets dark. Really, really dark. This episode includes discussing some of the most tragic deaths ever, and is definitely NOT recommended for children. It will get lighter in the future, but for now…enjoy what we can bring you. As much as you can, as the stuff becomes extremely grim, and I tried to balance it out with some fun. Also, no Alice hadn’t read the script in the info part of the show, before recording it.

Today’s pictures are:

Yuri Gararin, pre-launch, with the CCCP letters just painted on his helmet.

The photographs, showing how Bondarenko was just…deleted.

Komarov’s remains in his funeral. I seriously don’t know why they chose an open casket for this one.

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Greetings, Comrades! If you didn’t know, we took over The Lesser Bonapartes podcast this week, by sending Glen & Daniel to Siberia, turned into a Greater Bolshevik show and spoke about weird foods and DIY vodka. (you can listen to it here: Greater Bolsheviks ) But, our reign didn’t last long, as they seem to have escaped. Curses. But, before that, the KGB investigators sent us their work – about the Pop music in the Soviet Union! And after you’ve done, go and check out our work on their podcast. The Space Race is coming soon, we had to throw a lot of the script out. Enjoy the Power of Rock’n’Roll!

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And here’s our collaboration work with Strange Matters podcast. Please, do check them out. Also, I’m a bit tipsy and depressed due to personal deaths in the first part, hope you won’t mind. But two episodes at the cost of one? Who wouldn’t want that. Enjoy the show, and forgive our mistakes. And check the guys out, please!

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Greetings, Comrades!

This episode covers more of Gorbachev, including his recent interviews – and historically, the events in 1986 – 1987, and how Glasnost and Perestroika influenced the Soviet culture. We’re trying something new this time, so there’s a bit of a change in format this time – we’re still trying to find that perfect recipe, so all of your comments are very appreciated.

We have two images for you today:

First is the famous Russian singer, Viktor Tsoi, we talk about his death on the show, thought you might like to see him.

Secondly, your typical block house, in Soviet design. There are tons of those in Riga, forming most districts. We mention those in the show – they’re called “Khruschevkas”

Thirdly – Here’s the link to where you can find out more about Heather’s (from Rennaisance England podcast) book, Casting the Past, in which we’re a part in, where to buy it and all the info you need to know: Casting the Past

And if you do decide to acquire the book in one of the links provided on that site, remember to do so, using the code FQ27K to get a discount and support this show a bit.

Also, some useful links – mentioned on the show, but decided to put this here:
“Is it easy to be young” by Juris Podnieks, in a playlist: Here (Apparently it is legal to share this) no English subtitles here, though – but as soon as I’ll find them, I’ll post them!

Кино – Закрой за мной дверь, я ухожу, Kino – Close the doors after me, I’m leaving so that those of you, who don’t know him, might learn of Tsoi’s music.

Līvi – Dzimtā Valoda, Līvi – Native Language and some Līvi for you as well, so that you’d enjoy our patriotic rock of the time.

And finally – our comrades from the Dark Myths collective, Strange Matters podcast with whom I’m collaborating now on the myths of Chernobyl (which you’ll hear soon) and who did today’s intro plug.

Don’t forget to follow us on twitter and facebook, and if you want, support us on Patreon.com/theeasternborder! And to my patreon supporters – please, send us your e-mail address, we’ll have a gift for you soon!

Do svidaniya, tovarischi!

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Greetings, Comrades!
We’ve had a rough February – and we didn’t manage to fix all of our errors in the previous podcasts, but…here we are nonetheless. This show was one of the hardest ever to make, and I really hope you’ll not only enjoy it, but will also take some time to understand the depth of the tragedy. Today’s picture is – Pripyat. Empty, irradiated and ghastly, it stands there to remind us of the evils of ignorance.

Please, support us on Patreon (or here) and leave us good ratings on iTunes. And check out Lesser Bonapartes and other Dark Myths shows!

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Greetings, Comrades!

This time, we have something special for you – about an hour-long conversation (recorded through Skype) with Scott and Forrest from the Astonishing Legends podcast, about mysteries, USSR, podcasting, strange experiences, media, a bit of politics and other random things. We did edit some things out, as to not spoil their next show, though.

It is an extra for you, while we’re making our Chernobyl episode, recording a new intro and fixing our mistakes. By the way, thank you for pointing out our mistakes. We’ll continue making these extra shows in the future – our Patreon supporters and paypal donaters will get their hands on them first, but they all will eventually be released to the public anyway.

Also, if you don’t like me, talking with other podcasters and rambling, including making Trump jokes, feel free to skip this episode. Important note – I sound a bit weird here, as the audio recording was done by the Astonishing Legends guys, as I was in Ludza at the time, and quite ill.

Today’s image is: The Astonishing Legends logo

Be sure to check them out on their website – http://www.astonishinglegends.com/ iTunes, or your favourite podcast app. I hope you’ll enjoy them, while we’re working on things. Enjoy the show!

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Greetings, Comrades! Sorry for the delay, we had some issues on this end…but we’ve now delivered, and that’s what matters, right? In this episode – Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost. And why the first privately owned businesses in the USSR were completely insane. Here’s the two pictures, related to this show:

And, the awesome and (in)famous State Mark of Quality:

As always, enjoy the show – and don’t forget to give a listen to Inward Empire, and check our Dark Myths collective! Next episode in mid February!

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