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How to Stop Worrying and Go to Russia: Our Listeners’ Guide
I've invited three bazed Americans who either live in Russia or go back and forth. They shared their experience of getting a visa, overcoming logistical and bureaucratic hurdles, acing FSB interview/interrogation, transfering money, and getting a spouse. A straightforward, no-nonsense guide honed through trial and errorDownload00:01:00 - Getting a 3 year Russian tourist visa in the US00:16:40 - Next step: Flying to Russia. Airport stuff. FSB interview00:27:00 - What not to do/bring00:33:00 - Migration Card. Getting Rubles. Registration00:55...
RWA X Carl Zha: Today’s Russia-China Ties, Pipelines & Superstitions
Our resident China expert @CarlZha swung by the RWA studios again to share some Eastern wisdom with us. What just happened in Tianjin and Beijing? Why is Nepal suddenly on fire? Is China going to use Power of Siberia-2 to conquer the world? How have Russian-Chinese ties changed in the last couple of years? Where to go on a China trip for the best Cyberpunk experience? Are the Americans really pivoting away from the Pacific again?Join us to check out what's going on in deepest, darkest, China.Our Russia-China history pod: https://www.patreon...
RWA x Amerikanets: Channeling your inner Serb
Recorded a parasocial episode with Amerikanets, mysterious yet excellent poster. We talked about cultivating your inner Serb, how Siberians get one-shotted by weird American religious cults, and what Russian wives do to a man. Amerikanets answered YOUR questions while I (Nikolay) was downing beers with extreme prejudice while decoding anabaptist vs shtundist theology...Download the epJoin TG for patrons: https://t.me/+wYU_CUVU8zg0YzJi00:00:00 - Intro ft. Amerikanets. Alaska summit00:09:50 - Sarah Palin & Cyrillic00:18:00 - Amerikanets' stor...
RWA NEWS: Friendship with North Korea is Magic
Apologies for the voice, the summer flu got me, but I'd never leave you without your dose of RWA NEWS. The Amerikanets interview drops later this week.In this episode, we examine the Ukrainian casualties leak, the stalled Dobropolye offensive, internal affairs, why India’s oil deal might be a ripoff, the global collapse in birth rates, and the start of a beautiful friendship with North Korea.Timecodes:00:00:00 - Is 1.7M Ukr casualties leak accurate?00:10:00 - Ukrainian mapower, Poland deporting banderites00:15:00 - Stalled Russian Dobropo...
RWA News – Alaska Deals, Zangezur Squeeze & Pokrovsk Breakthrough
00:00:00 - Intro. Slice of life00:05:25 - Alaska meetup00:13:45 - On Azeri-Armenian 'peace' & Zangezur corridor00:30:00 - Russia vs Azerbaijan cold war00:38:15 - Ukraine SITREP00:50:30 - On new M12 Motorway connecting Moscow & Siberia
RWA x Kelt: The Risks and Realities of Fighting for Russia
How do you join the Russian army, gain citizenship, avoid eternal contracts, and stay out of storm units?In this episode, we speak with Kelt, a Scottish volunteer from the Pyatnashka Brigade, who went from starry-eyed artilleryman to jaded soldier of fortune in less than a year.We don’t shy away from the darker realities of the war -- or the Russian army's rougher edges. This is a raw, unfiltered look at the risks foreign volunteers face, what traps to avoid, and what Kelt learned the hard way.Previous episode ft. Kelt: https://www.patreo...
RWA NEWS: Tsar's Days & Fiery Nights
00:00:00 - Intro. Tsar days00:03:00 - Bad censorship & Anarchic nature of Russians00:10:50 - On LUCAS/Geran/Shahed00:20:30 - Russiagate & Israel lobby00:24:45 - Trump's 17 Patriots00:29:04 - Trump's 50 days, Tariffs & Coal00:34:11 - SITREP Syria: The Shabbos Dogs00:41:10 - SITREP Ukraine: Pokrovsk00:53:55 - SBU Colonel assassinated
RWA SITREP - Azeri Mafia, Demographics, Pork-rove-sk
00:02:40 - What happened with the Azeris. Mafia, lobby, crackdowns 00:36:20 - Demographic trouble? Where's our data00:41:20 - We are not forcing children to learn "Ukrainian" anymore!00:46:10 - Geran goes BZZZZZZZZZZZZ (Drone talk)00:55:50 - SMO on the ground (actual SITREP)
RWA News: The 12-Day War Hangover & the Gamification of Drone Warfare
Kirill shares his impressions from St. Pete. We unpack the aftermath of the 12-day Iran-Israel war, look at how the US is quietly edging back into Ukraine, and explore how Ukraine is gamifying drone warfare. Plus, a quick roundup of the latest headlines.00:00:00 – Kirill’s impressions from St. Petersburg00:04:00 – Aftermath of the 12-Day Iran-Israel War00:13:52 – Quiet Return: US Slipping Back into Ukraine00:17:45 – Madyar & the Gamification of Drone Warfare00:29:40 – The Eternal SMO Question: When — and How — Does It End?00:33:...
RWA NEWS & SITREP: Irano-Ukrainian Twofer
00:00:00 - Russia-Iran relations, tiny recap00:19:00 - Nuclear question00:22:00 - 2025 Israeli-Iran conflict00:37:00 - Unqualified speculations on Iran00:50:30 - US cancels Russia talks00:52:30 - Ukraine war (miss me yet?)00:57:13 - SITREP01:09:10 - Wagner leaving Mali
The Chechen Wars Part IV: No Way Back
Listen to the entire series:The Chechen Wars. Part I: PrologueThe Chechen Wars Part II: The Wolf FeastThe Chechen Wars part III: A Ticket To HellGrozny was captured, but the war did not end. From the ruined city, the conflict moved into the forests and foothills, the villages and ravines, the frozen passes. Argun and Bamut became places where men disappeared into smoke and came back changed.Then came the terror. Budyonnovsk. Kizlyar. These attacks swept over Russia, breaking the will of a country trying to survive collapse. Dudaev was vaporized...
The Chechen Wars part III: A Ticket To Hell
The First Chechen War began with the dysfunctional Yeltsin government promising a tidy "restoration of constitutional order". What they delivered was a mechanized pilgrimage to slaughter: military convoys being ambushed before even reaching Chechnya, maps that were so old they lacked even the designated rendezvous points, rebels armed with RPGs sold to them by the corrupt oligarchs living in the antechambers of the government that sent the army in. Yet the conscripts bled forward anyway, dragging wounded through flame‑gutted stairwell...
RWA NEWS May 20: Istanbul 2.0 & Resurrected Generals
00:01:30 - Istanbul talks: recap00:09:45 - Blood Libel00:24:00 - Assassination of Kireev00:35:10 - Ukraine's Nuclear gamble00:39:15 - Estonian tanker incident00:42:32 - On Garbage AI00:50:15 - Undead Generals: Mordvichev & Solodchuk00:59:36 - Victory day impressionsChechen War episode next?!
RWA NEWS & SITREP: May 5
Toy boats downing jets. Burlesque diplomacy. VICTORY DAY SOON. US quagmire in Yemen. Nikolai inexplicably goes on a rant about the Khazars. Frontline update. What are Russian veterans' benefits like?00:00:00 - Topics00:01:30 - Ukrainian maritime drone Magura v7 downing Su-3000:08:19 - On US-Ukraine "deal"00:17:40 - Peskov doing Peskov things00:23:10 - 80 year anniversary of Victory00:30:20 - Yemen misfortunes00:36:58 - Khazar Khaganate00:45:50 - SITREP00:55:10 - Veteran benefits & Economy
RWA x Sasha Meets Russia
We chatted with the most popular Russian-American travel blogger. There's a video version, that will be available in parts on our X soon enough.Our guest: https://x.com/sashameetsrus00:00:00 – Drinks & Stereotypes00:04:00 - Sasha Jost's life story. Hong Kong -> US -> Belgium -> Russia00:13:00 – Returning to Russia00:18:50 - Redeeming qualities of America00:21:00 – Media & Propaganda: East vs. West00:28:00 – Life in Nizhny Novgorod & The Oka Agency00:34:00 - Russian-American blend00:39:30 - On reaction to the SMO00:47:00 – Sanc...
RWA NEWS: Lunar Putin & the Unraveling World
Happy Easter, friends! We're back in business, now Kirill has a Joe Rogan mic.00:01:20 - Drink question00:02:47 - Nikolay's Moscow impression00:06:17 - Russia's based liberals00:08:57 - Negotiations blues00:13:45 - Estonia & the New breed of Putin critics00:21:05 - Who wants a ceasefire?00:26:55 - Ukrainian strat & Army reform00:32:30 - Azovite lore00:36:07 - 60 minutes impression00:38:17 - Sumy strike & Ukrainian child soldiers00:44:04 - On Space and progress00:49:29 - "Chyna" & Summer Campaign00:53:30 - Nikita Kacap story0...
RWA x Salo: On Ursula Reich & Russia Awakened
The incorrigible Balkan war criminal, world-famous international layabout and occasional cigarette smuggler Niccolo Saldo has swung by the RWA studios once again.We talked about European rearmament delusions, Canadians as America's Ukrainians, and then the sneaky Croat suddenly started interviewing us with hard-hitting questions from his readers!Fun facts and dark secrets about SMO, EU Reich & USSR were shared.00:00:00 - On US & EU shenanigans00:14:00 - Zelensky's fate00:19:00 - Canadian Ukrainian combo00:29:30 - Salo starts interviewin...
RWA News: Ice hockey diplomacy & Orphan blood libel
Audio quality is subpar, will be better next time.We start with a light-hearted topic about presidents doing drugs, then move on to Ice Hockey diplomacy between Putin and Trump, and end with an Orphan Blood Libel against Russia00:02:00 - Natty vs Juicer world leaders (ЗОЖ theory)00:15:20 - Putin-Trump call. Energy ceasefire00:29:45 - Ice Hockey Diplomacy00:39:24 - Yemen and who's actually the pirate00:45:00 - The importance of foreign policy00:53:00 - The Orphan Blood Libel01:02:00 - EU demographic vampirismYouTube copy: https://www.yout...
Kirill's Odyssey to Moscow & The Pipeline Operation
RWA is now 100% based in Russia. It's a funny story...We talked about Kirill's secretive-triumphant return to the Motherland, The Pipeline Operation operation and the insane "ceasefire" proposal00:00:00 - Kirill's odyssey to Moscow00:06:30 - Thought police crackdown00:09:30 - Moscow impressions00:24:45 - Food and Booze00:32:10 - Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow00:40:40 - Kursk oblast SITREP00:45:00 - The Pipeline Operation01:00:00 - Ceasefire idiocy01:13:40 - On Witkoff & MuskDownload the episodeJoin our secret telegram disc...
RWA NEWS: Oval Office Chainsaw Massacre Edition
The Mob meeting turned violent, shots were fired. Did Zelensky embarrass himself and what does this mean for the future of US-Russia negotiations?We discuss the big topic of the day, the Trans-Atlantic rift and EU's suicidal devotion to Kiev00:02:00 - UN circus00:07:00 - US-EU rift00:19:45 - Zelensky in da White House00:30:00 - On the 'Deal' & dead Z-man walking00:45:43 - Morals of war, ME blues00:54:00 - Happy Maslenitsa & Forgiveness Sunday01:05:00 - Russia-US Pacific Shift
RWA News. Diplomacy Edition (NO REFUNDS)
Aaand we're back. Re-learning how to podcast :)00:00:00 — APOLOGY and US-Russia talks00:07:00 — Russian demographic problems: birthrates, immigration, Islam00:19:00 — Dubai, multipolarity & the new slave trade00:25:00 — Riyadh talks & Trump cleaning house (They Forgot To Ask The H*hol)00:34:00 — Zelenskyworld00:39:00 — More on US-Russia diplomacy. New World Order (again?)00:55:30 — How and why America is keeping Ukraine in the field01:08:30 — A short look at the battlefield & conclusion
Spirit of 2014. The full story of the Donbass War. (Unlocked)
Download the episodeShare itEleven years ago, the Russian Spring rolled through eastern and southern Ukraine, leading to the reunification of Crimea with Russia. The new government in Kiev, having just taken power through the Euromaidan, decided to crush the pro-Russian protests by force, leading to the War in the Donbass.Few remember those events in detail - the spring of 2014 is covered in a thick veil of propaganda and mythology. We have scoured long-forgotten blogs, defunct news websites, talked to participants and checked out many other ar...
The Chechen Wars Part II: The Wolf Feast
By the late 80s, the winding down of Soviet repressions breathed new life into Chechen separatism. They remained in the shadows, hiding behind clubs and movements, and timed their strike exceedingly well – by allying with the Yeltsin coup in 1991, they bought themselves time & goodwill.What followed was not just a nightmare, but a national humiliation: hundreds of thousands of Russians ethnically cleansed from their homes; tens of thousands murdered, raped or enslaved. Government officials making deals with terrorists, dozens of Soviet weapon...
The Deep Dive: On Ethnic Lobbies in Russia, Azeri Plane Crash and the Chechen Question
Let's talk about ethnic lobby groups in Russia and how their interests clash and affect the country's politics. You may have heard about the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash. What does it mean for the future of Russo-Azeri relations and what does it have to do with the feudal-like structure of the Chechen Republic? What about Pan-Turkism and Armenian diaspora? We've got it all covered.00:00:00 - Embraer plane crash in Aktau00:12:30 - The Chechen Question00:20:30 - Azeri lobby & LDPR party00:26:00 - Krasnaya Sloboda. The ...
Relaxed SITREP on January 9
00:00:00 - On the failed Ukrainian Kursk offensive00:13:30 - SITREP. Kurakhovo and Toretsk conquered00:21:30 - Deepstate & Greenland00:26:15 - Lost Russian Nordic clay00:31:45 - On Yakut 1v1 knife battle and cultureThe DEEP DIVE into the Azeri plane crash, ethnic lobbies in Russia, the Chechen question and the ideology of Pan-Turkism is dropping very soon!
The Chechen Wars. Part I: Prologue.
A short lecture on the history of the Russian North Caucasus, with a focus on the Chechen people. We cover the basics, starting from the earliest recorded history up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. We're going to cover the First Chechen War of 1994-1996 in the next episode.00:00:00 - Origins of the Nakh peoples00:05:00 - The Scramble for Caucasus00:13:15 - Guerrila War and Russian romanticism00:22:00 - Imam Shamil vs Empire00:35:00 - German-style ethnic cleansing00:47:00 - Сultural impact & "Savage Division" in WWI00:55:...
Happy New Year! (C новым годом!)
Dear friends,Nikolay and Kirill here.We would like to wish you all the best in 2025! Thank you for your support and interest in our work. RWA remains a small miracle in itself, allowing us to interact with each other as normal people despite the overall instability and challenges.As we celebrate, we are thrilled to announce that next year will be even more exciting than ever before on RWA. On January 2-3, the first episode of our new Chechen Wars series will be released. This series covers the history of Imperial conquest of the North Caucasus ...
RWA News. Dec 10-24. Chaos reigns.
It has been a tough month. Happy upcoming Christmas!00:02:00 - Assassinations of Kirillov and Shatsky in Moscow00:12:54 - SBU vs FSB00:23:00 - On Putin's Direct Line00:27:00 - Oreshnik mysteries00:39:00 - "Retaliation strikes" against Rylsk and Kiev00:43:30 - Drone strikes against Kazan's high-rise00:52:12 - On Youtube and Viber getting blocked01:00:50 - Ukrainians scamming Russians into throwing molotov cocktails01:12:50 - AFU lowering the mobilization age01:22:30 - Ecological disaster in Kerch strait
Talking to Western Volunteers in the Russian Army Part 2: On Donbass culture
00:00:00 - What happened since our last convo00:05:45 - What is the Donbass like nowadays?00:13:00 - Russell "Texas" Bentley and the Volunteer Ethos00:32:00 - More on the Donbass; Russian music for foreign volunteers00:43:40 - Western volunteers on the other side00:48:00 - Energy drinks and video gamesListen to Part 1
RWA News: A requiem for Syria
The Syrian Arab Republic is no more. Bashar al-Assad has left the country. How did this happen, and why? What does the future of Syria look like now, and what about the Russian military bases? Let's take one last look at Syria before it collapses into one of those forever hellholes.00:00:00 - On secret prisons & Arab warrior spirit00:15:57 - Recap. Why the Syrian army failed 00:28:50 - On backroom deals & Russian bases in Syria 00:43:45 - Israeli invasion00:49:00 - Assad and family in Russia 00:54:17 - Cryptocolonial analysis (tw: CONJECTUR...
