mapsontheweb:38,000,000 Escaped - 10,000,000 Died An unusual map supporting the fundraising effo
mapsontheweb: 38,000,000 Escaped - 10,000,000 Died An unusual map supporting the fundraising efforts of Russian War Relief, Inc., an organization established after the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941 to help the millions of refugees displaced within Russia by the invasion. The map of Russia has been reversed (“to compare the industrial west of Russia with the similar eastern area of the United States”): the Ukraine covers the eastern U.S., Moscow is near Detroit, and the Causcasus are in Oklahoma. The areas in grey were “occupied by the Nazis at the peak of the invasion.” The capitol in Washington is burning, and the Nazi flag flies atop the Empire State Building. Other highlighted areas represent “giant industrial and agricultural communities” relocated to remote areas of Russia, e.g., Novosibirsk (Boise), Omsk (Salt Lake City) and Tashkent (Phoenix). Keep reading -- source link
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