Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians With Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far right
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Source: Kyiv Independent
It's not uncommon for artillery soldiers to write messages on shells before firing them -- for the sake of posting them online. They can be vengeful or mocking.
But one signed shell that Russians fired around August 2024 stood out as unusual. It promoted a podcast.
"Subscribe to 'Russians With Attitude'," read the message, scribbled across the shell.
Launched in 2020, "Russians With Attitude" ("RWA" ), a podcast and social media project, has built a following among English-speaking right-wing audiences, predominantly in the United States. The project produces content on all things Russia, with a focus on history and politics, consistently framing events through an ultra-nationalist lens.
Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-investigation-reveals-hosts-of-us-popular-far-right-podcast/
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There is a long history of Nazi-ism and the Russians. Back in WWII they agreed to divide Poland. Many historians speculate that if Russia had not invaded Poland on September 17, 1939 from the east as per the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Poland would have held out much longer against the Nazis. Russia is and has a problem with extreme right Nazi-ism.
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact
The Nazis and the Russians even held a victory parade (there were actually many in different towns) to celebrate their division of Poland. Victory arches made for the parade throughout the town had images of the hammer and sickle and the swastika side-by-side:
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%E2%80%93Soviet_military_parade_in_Brest-Litovsk
On Edit: I don't know why that stupid smiley face shows in the article. It doesn't show in the linked article. I tried a number of ways to eliminate it, but to no avail. Update: Now fixed!! With just a slight adjustment.
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