# 2.44 August Without an Emperor

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Podcast: [The Eastern Border](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925)
Published: 2026-07-11T22:20:24+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/theeasternborder/episodes/244-august-without-an-emperor
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## Resource

August has always been a bad month for the Russian Empire. In this comprehensive Eastern European Gonzo brief, Kristaps Andrejsons rips through the sanitized corporate vranyo to document the real-time death rattle of a late-stage totalitarian regime. The deep rear is officially on fire. Tonight, we analyze the absolute, terminal architecture of the "Unholy Trinity" bringing down the Kremlin's vertical: a catastrophic, systemic fuel apocalypse ( The Fuel-Energy Tsushima ), a bleeding 8-trillion-ruble budgetary black hole, and the total unmasking of the empire's most expensive regional praetorian, Ramzan Kadyrov. From ordinary serfs weaponizing highway blockades over Euro-3 diluted naphtha to billionaire Duma deputies awarding themselves multi-million ruble bonuses to "correct social injustice"—the unwritten imperial contract is dead. The master check is bouncing. Grab your jerrycans and pull the plug on the rig. Become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborder Merch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe: https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lv Download all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well! http://theeasternborder.lv/ Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-border Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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