![]() ![]() It has shaped the wars, power, politics, and social development of the peoples that now inhabit nearly every part of the earth. The land on which we live has always shaped us. This was true of the Athenian Empire, the Persians, the Babylonians, and before it was true of every leader seeking high ground from which to protect their tribe. The landscape imprisons their leaders, giving them fewer choices and less room to maneuver than you might think. ![]() As it is, Putin has no choice: he must at least attempt to control the flatlands to the west. If so, he may well go to bed each night, say his prayers, and ask God: “Why didn’t you put some mountains in Ukraine?” If God had built mountains in Ukraine, then the great expanse of flatland that is the North European Plain would not be such an encouraging territory from which to attack Russia repeatedly. Vladimir Putin says he is a religious man, a great supporter of the Russian Orthodox Church. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place). ![]()
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