Christory's Optimal Borders Surveys (curent maps: China, Russia, Turkey/Ottomans)

[Christory]

So, I decided to make another one of these, since the China map was rather popular. Here's one for Russia.

 

[Riley Uhr]

pls dont bully me lmao

 

[Christory]

And here's my version

 

[XFE]

>Includes Wallachia

>No Heilongjiang
>No Dzungaria
>No Afghanistan
>No Tsargrad
>No Iranian Azerbijan
>No access to the Indian Ocean
>No Federal Republic of the North Pole

 

[Dizzy Miss Lizzy]

oh god oh fuck

 

[Scipio Africanus Major]

Here's mine, i hope i'm not TOO late for china

edit: I did some slight alterations to Russia ounce i noticed that Alaska wasn't painted

 

[Pokemon Master]

 

[Snaut]

My advice to Russia: only consider places where Russians actually live, ignore the old soviet border, and if you're even thinking of expanding beyond you must tell your doctor you need a higher dose of meds.

 

[Unmentionable Alligator]

 

[GBehm]

 

[Kotka]

 

[Entrerriano]

I guess I believe in a far smaller Russia than everyone else

 

[Christory]

Here's my last one for now, after my Russia one was taken down on reddit (despite the China one being fine apparently) I've lost a bit of motivation for this. I may continue later on.

 

[Wendell]

Turkey:

 

[Wendell]

Ottoman Empire::

 

[Gokbay]

Mostly with the following logic:
Purple = Turkish majority/plurality (and the Straits)
Blue = Misak-ı-Milli borders (not exactly, I know)
Green = non-Arab muslim majority/plurality, plus close to Anatolia Aegean Isles and some extra land in Thrace
Yellow = In Europe mostly to connect green, in Caucasia everything but core Armenia and core Georgia. In Arab lands Holy Cities, Iraqi oil and Suez Canal
Red = not much to gain or core area of of a Christian state (other than Bulgaria). Egypt and Libya could be considered but too much hassle. in Lebanon Christians might be casus belli for Europeans
Dark Red = Wallachia sacrifices the Danube border, Sudan is too much (though Red Sea coast could be made lighter red), Tunisia too far with two European great powers interested in it.

 

[Scipio Africanus Major]

I left aside the fact that i'm not the ottoman's biggest fan and based this on Rum and Turkic buddies and their ambitions for the world

 

[Wendell]

Jordan is an interesting choice.

 

[Wendell]

I don't like some of the choices we were given with Russia, but here goes:

 

[Pokemon Master]