chiefcrunch t1_j5hok1i wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:54 AM

I feel like we learn so little about Russia. It's so interesting looking up all these different people that live in such a gigantic country. Such a wide variety of ethnicities.

The angle is throwing me off a bit when trying to match up with a map. In this picture, up isn't north, it's a bit northeast.

il_duomino t1_j5iivct wrote on January 23, 2023 at 6:08 AM

It's banana shape I think

pookiedookie232 t1_j5iodau wrote on January 23, 2023 at 7:13 AM

And there's a banana for scale, too

Slkeme t1_j5j2a6h wrote on January 23, 2023 at 10:26 AM

Didn't found it

ssrix t1_j5j2aso wrote on January 23, 2023 at 10:26 AM

Just like their economy

pocketbookashtray t1_j5jj3p5 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:34 PM

It’s fascinating that on Mercator projections Russia is concave down, when in reality it is concave up.

PuzzleheadedSnake t1_j5nd9ta wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:38 AM

That's the default angle most Russians are used to, used in most school books and official maps.