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Janos hosts Post-Soviet Files, a history show with 22 episodes published.
The interview I referenced can be found here: https://youtu.be/bAYkBO3nDxg Thank you to all those who have followed the podcast over the last several months. This has been an amazing jouney. I never would have expected t
In this episode we discuss how Hungary got to a point where democracy felt functionally meaningless. As someone who never knew a government before Orban, this topic is very close to me. We discuss the potential future un
To many in the United States, the msuic of the Soviet Union can be summed up as the Red Army Choir, maybe the Cossack Choir and Katyusha. Many in Gen Z get their first taste of the Soviet musical world via war games like
Could the 2026 Hungarian election leave Viktor Orban out of power? In today's emergency episode, we discuss the rise of Peter Magyar and Tisza, a political party which has risen in the last few years out of nothing to bu
This is a different format than usual, but I felt it must be said. Many Americans seem to lionize certain figures in Eastern Europe as though our political leaders represent the nation's general identity. Budapest, Warsa
The band KINO and its lead singer Viktor Tsoi are legends of the Soviet rock scene. Many say that Viktor left the world too soon, yet his music is beloved by millions around the globe today. This episode seeks to examine
Central Eastern Europe is full of statues memorializing kings, poets, and the victims of war. The Baltic States especially since the collapse of the USSR have been trying to assert their national identity after decades o
The USSR had a much different philosophy with regard to the profession of engineering. In today's episode we explore in brief a history of how the profession was viewed by the state, why it was promoted so heavily, and h
Estonia is a country that punches way above its weight. In NATO, they are known as being experts in cyber security, while in the business world numerous major start-ups and tech companies emerged from the Baltic country.
The USSR lasted for over 80 years, and how the state treated religio varied over time. One big way this happened was through public holidays, and especially holidays centered on religion. Host James Orban breaks down how
For centuries, Russia has held cultural and economic pull for people across Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe. In the 2020s this seems to be changing, ot just due to the war in Ukraine. Geopolitical winds ar
In the Soviet Union, having a metro system in your city was a real status symbol. In most cities this would be good news, a sign their city was on the rise. Latvia's capital Riga was scheduled to have a metro built in th
All cultures have some form of "second world fiction", where a character enters another world. Japan's "isrkai" light novel industry and web fiction are what most people think of, but the post-Soviet sphere and particula
In today's episode, host James Orban discusses the origins of the Russian minority in theBaltic States of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania as they exist today. From their origins in the Tsarist times to how the Soviet Unio
In this short episode, host James Orban discusses the various issues at play when covering Central and Eastern European economics, culture, and politcs in the podcast format. There are very notable examples, but by and l
Russian propaganda is rarely original. Back in the mid-1970s, Poland's Socialist government approved of various music festivals and song competitions covering a wide variety of genres. The Intervision Song Contest was on
From 1989 to 1990, governments around the Socialist bloc were facing financial hardship and various movement organizing for greater labor rights, democratic processes, openning up of the markets, and all manner of other
The European Union has long faced a brain drain from east to west, but in the last decade or so many young people especially in tech have decided to permanently move to the United States seeking a better life. Recently w
Host James Orban discusses how Eastern Europe is broadly viewed in the US as compared to Europe. While Berlin, Vienna and London have broadly started to hire and listen to experts who originate from the region or who hav
Can Europe take advantage of the apparent American exodus? For as long as I've been alive, Americans have said "I'll leave if X candidate wins the election", and rarely does this happen. In 2025, reports are emerging fro
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