EARLY EPISODE: The First Chechen War Part 2: Drunks and Starving Conscripts
The Russians invade Chechnya, hilarity does not ensue.
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listening to this in the aftermath of the russian invasion of ukraine is unspeakably eerie
What’s the name of the intro song? The first one was Don’t Tell Mom I Went To Chechnya, but I can’t name the one from this episode
"Allahu Akbar" - Imam Alimsultanov. Sorry for the late comment, friend. Perhaps this comment will help future listeners who haven't listened to this episode yet.
O-Set-tia or O-SEE-sha
Love this series. The humiliation that followed the dissolution of the USSR explains a lot of the chest thumbing behaviour from Russia now. Never relish the humiliation of your opponent. It always comes back to haunt you.
The east german military was called "Nationale Volksarmee" (NVA)
Grachev is the kind of insane maniac who can only really exist in Russia and who I find inexplicably hilarious while also being a monster.