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The Eastern Border

This was supposed to be news, but instead it’s the short history of the GRU

The Eastern Border

Kristaps Andrejsons

Ukraine, Politics, War, Cold War, History, Ussr, Russia, Documentary, News, Soviet, Society & Culture, Gonzo

4.7877 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Greetings, Comrades!

This was supposed to be a news episode, but instead I somehow did a whole thing about the GRU instead. It just came naturally. Also, I talk really fast in this one as…well, I didn’t originally intend to make a whole ep about this and it’s pretty long already. Enjoy!

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1:12.9

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1:14.5

What! Greetings, comrades, and welcome to Eastern Border.

1:34.5

It's time for the news episode once again, so I'll be here looking at, uh, well, the weirdest

1:40.1

things that have happened lately, but oh boy, do actually have some really interesting stuff inside here, this one, such as a short explanation of the GRIU and what it stands

1:48.4

for preparing for a future show, really, but my team says it's time for the little housekeeping,

1:53.0

or, you know, Calvis shall have my head on a pike, and then he'll rip my jaw off, too.

1:57.9

Learn some Boston history there.

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