Post-Soviet Files

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Post-Soviet Files is a history podcast hosted by Janos, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Hungary's Government Transparency is Refreshing

  May 28, 202612 minS0

  <p>The interview I referenced can be found here: https://youtu.be/bAYkBO3nDxg</p><br><p>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 the goernment of Peter Magyar and TISZA to be as transparent as they have been, hosting almost daily a YouTube livestream featuring members of the Cabinet answering questions from media outlets across the political spectrum. This was something that under former PM Orban only happened rarely, in a closed setting, oftentimes with the vibe of a propaganda...

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  Peter Magyar Defeated Orban, Now What?

  May 12, 202625 minS0

  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 under Peter Magyar and TISZA, the obstacles that still exist and the various mechanisms that kept Fidesz going through the networks of the so-called "mafia state".<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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  Music in the USSR

  Mar 22, 202619 minS0

  <p>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 World of Tanks, where some of these tracks serve as background music. In reality, the music scene of the USSR was varied and complex, offering a world of stories to tell just the same as the West. In this episode we give a very high level overview of the musical situation in the country and...

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  Peter Magyar & the rise of TISZA

  Mar 11, 202619 minS0

  <p>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 build a coalition that can take on the sitting government. After 16 years in office, illiberal democracy may be over. The TISZA Party promises not just a shift in domestic policy, it promises a shift back to the normal path of democracy.</p><br><p>In this episode we over how Peter Magyar got into politics, the origins of Fidesz, how AI...

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  Explaining Conservatism in Eastern Europe

  Feb 22, 202617 minS0

  <p>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, Warsaw and Moscow are large cities the same as Tokyo, Berlin, and New York.. Cosmopolitan life does not stop just because a government declares itself to uphold a hyper-traditional facade.</p><br><p>This is all just my opinion, and it is not exhaustive. Eastern European conservative values are different from those in the United States, and that is the point. The charicature of...

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