To be recognised by cartographers, or at least graphic designers, as necessary of inclusion, is a big deal, as you say - despite (and because of) what it cost, and may still cost. Europe is a concept, not just a geographical entity, and to be defensible, the concept needs edges like maps need borders: this is who we are, and this is who we are not.
I asked midjourney last night to create a picture/infographic of geographical Europe with lines showing a network. On all pictures Ukraine was included, but Russia wasn’t
To be recognised by cartographers, or at least graphic designers, as necessary of inclusion, is a big deal, as you say - despite (and because of) what it cost, and may still cost. Europe is a concept, not just a geographical entity, and to be defensible, the concept needs edges like maps need borders: this is who we are, and this is who we are not.
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I asked midjourney last night to create a picture/infographic of geographical Europe with lines showing a network. On all pictures Ukraine was included, but Russia wasn’t
That’s interesting!