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 error
2025-09-22 15:21:00 +0000 UTC
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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 bes...
2025-09-12 20:24:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2025-09-01 18:57:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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,...
00:00:00 - Intro. Slice of life
00:05:25 - Alaska meetup
00:13:45 - On Azeri-Armenian 'peace' & Zangezur corridor
00:30:00 - Russia vs Azerbaijan cold war
00:38:15 - Ukraine SITREP
00:50:30 - On new M12 Motorway connecting Moscow & Siberia
2025-08-13 19:34:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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 w...
2025-07-31 18:39:22 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - Intro. Tsar days
00:03:00 - Bad censorship & Anarchic nature of Russians
00:10:50 - On LUCAS/Geran/Shahed
00:20:30 - Russiagate & Israel lobby
00:24:45 - Trump's 17 Patriots
00:29:04 - Trump's 50 days, Tariffs & Coal
00:34:11 - SITREP Syria: The Shabbos Dogs
00:41:10 - SITREP Ukrai...
2025-07-22 18:39:33 +0000 UTC View Post00:02:40 - What happened with the Azeris. Mafia, lobby, crackdowns
00:36:20 - Demographic trouble? Where's our data
00:41:20 - 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)
2025-07-08 18:52:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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. Petersburg
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00:00:00 - Russia-Iran relations, tiny recap
00:19:00 - Nuclear question
00:22:00 - 2025 Israeli-Iran conflict
00:37:00 - Unqualified speculations on Iran
00:50:30 - US cancels Russia talks
00:52:30 - Ukraine war (miss me yet?)
00:57:13 - SITREP
01:09:10 - Wagner leaving Mali
2025-06-19 21:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Chechen Wars. Part I: Prologue
The Chechen Wars Part II: The Wolf Feast
2025-06-10 19:02:56 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2025-06-01 20:17:53 +0000 UTC View Post
00:01:30 - Istanbul talks: recap
00:09:45 - Blood Libel
00:24:00 - Assassination of Kireev
00:35:10 - Ukraine's Nuclear gamble
00:39:15 - Estonian tanker incident
00:42:32 - On Garbage AI
00:50:15 - Undead Generals: Mordvichev & Solodchuk
00:59:36 - Victory day impressions
Chechen War episode ...
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 - Topics
00:01:30 - Ukrainian maritime drone Magura v7 downing Su-30
00:08:19 - On US-Ukraine "deal"
00:17:40 - P...
2025-05-05 20:05:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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/sashameetsrus
00:00:00 – Drinks & Stereotypes
00:04:00 - Sasha Jost's life story. H...
2025-05-01 20:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Easter, friends! We're back in business, now Kirill has a Joe Rogan mic.
00:01:20 - Drink question
00:02:47 - Nikolay's Moscow impression
00:06:17 - Russia's based liberals
00:08:57 - Negotiations blues
00:13:45 - Estonia & the New breed of Putin critics
00:21:05 - Who wants a ceasefire?
00:26:55 - Ukrainian st...
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 ...
2025-04-02 20:34:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Russia
00:02:00 - Natty vs Juicer world leaders (ЗОЖ theory)
00:15:20 - Putin-Trump call. Energy cease...
2025-03-24 22:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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" proposal
00:00:00 - Kirill's odyssey to Moscow
00:06:30 - Thought police crackdown
00:09:30 - Moscow impressions
00:24:45 - Food and Booze...
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 Kiev
00:02:00 - UN circus
00:07:00 - US-EU rift
00:19:45 - Zelensky in da White Hou...
2025-03-02 20:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Aaand we're back. Re-learning how to podcast :)
00:00:00 — APOLOGY and US-Russia talks
00:07:00 — Russian demographic problems: birthrates, immigration, Islam
00:19:00 — Dubai, multipolarity & the new slave trade
00:25:00 — Riyadh talks & Trump cleaning house (They Forgot To Ask The H*hol)
00:34:00 ...
2025-02-24 22:05:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Eleven years ago, the Russian Spring ...
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 n...
2025-01-21 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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-Tur...
2025-01-11 23:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
00:00:00 - On the failed Ukrainian Kursk offensive
00:13:30 - SITREP. Kurakhovo and Toretsk conquered
00:21:30 - Deepstate & Greenland
00:26:15 - Lost Russian Nordic clay
00:31:45 - On Yakut 1v1 knife battle and culture
The DEEP DIVE into the Azeri plane crash, ethnic lobbies in Russia, the Chechen question and ...
2025-01-08 23:19:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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 peoples
00:05:00 - T...
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 ...
2024-12-31 12:41:15 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been a tough month. Happy upcoming Christmas!
00:02:00 - Assassinations of Kirillov and Shatsky in Moscow
00:12:54 - SBU vs FSB
00:23:00 - On Putin's Direct Line
00:27:00 - Oreshnik mysteries
00:39:00 - "Retaliation strikes" against Rylsk and Kiev
00:43:30 - Drone strikes against Kazan's high-rise
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00:00:00 - What happened since our last convo
00:05:45 - What is the Donbass like nowadays?
00:13:00 - Russell "Texas" Bentley and the Volunteer Ethos
00:32:00 - More on the Donbass; Russian music for foreign volunteers
00:43:40 - Western volunteers on the other side
00:48:00 - Energy drinks and video games
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2024-12-17 23:01:30 +0000 UTC
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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 spirit