The Russian octopus suffocating Finland and Poland, reaching out for Crimea, the Balkans, Turkey, Persia and Tibet; wounded by Japan. 1904, Japan. Boston Public Library. Satirical comments on geopolitical situation in late 19th cent. show Russia as a wild beast. Not much changed pic.twitter.com/mFGPoYiNg2

— Aggie Sparrow (@aggie_sparrow) March 4, 2023

RT @aggie_sparrow: @azamatistan @AlexKokcharov The Russian octopus suffocating Finland and Poland, reaching out for Crimea, the Balkans, Tu…