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Most Americans and Canadians think that Russia is "over there" somewhere on the other side of Ukraine. I think it's due to the way most maps are still drawn -
by lotsoflumens 10y ago
Most Americans and Canadians think that Russia is "over there" somewhere on the other side of Ukraine.
I think it's due to the way most maps are still drawn - Mercator projection with the equator on a horizontal line.
If maps had polar perspective maybe our politics would be different.
- rabidrat 10y agoA major vice presidential candidate (2008) claimed she could "see Russia from her house". So I think we know it's pretty close-by.
- frankc 10y agoShe never actually said that (in that way). Tina Fey did.
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y agoYes, though Palin did (rightly) say that you can see Russia from certain parts of Alaska: http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/russia.asp http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/russia.asp