File talk:Map of federal subjects of Russia (2022), disputed Crimea and Donbass.svg

 

Propaganda through Commons maps. State this clearly!

This seems to be one of the many propaganda map pictures, reflecting aimed state of Russia. There is not even de facto state of occupation in wide areas shown here as part of so-called "Russia". See also en:Talk:Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War in English Wikipedia. There is no international acceptance at all for this kind of future "Russia". For example, not controlled by (the military nor puppet states of) Russia: right bank of Dnieper in Kherson Region, northern part of Zaporizhzhia Region, western part of Donetsk region, tiny western parts of Luhansk Region. This map of aimed Russia is just a political wish, not any real world status. If this kind of propaganda is shared via Commons because NPOV policy, I guess stating through explaining text that this represents idealistic, non-real situation with wrong facts (fake), could be required and included? Plus, consider speedy addition of note about propaganda as part of the map image plus explanation of real life vs. aimed area as part of description text! This and several other similar maps of aimed "Russia" should be classified as propaganda or classified as maps of some "idealistic future Russia". --Paju~commonswiki (留言) 09:23, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Commons is COM:NOTCENSORED, the project hosts even imaginary maps. This specific map has a high encyclopaedic value as evidenced by its wide use on several Wikipedia projects. And no, the map is not imaginary, it reflects the current regulations of Russian law. For your information, plenty of territories around the world are contested and presented differently by the contestants – major instances include the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Western Sahara, Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Israel/Palestine, Senkaku Islands, Scarborough Shoal, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Essequibo, etc. etc. No, the Commons will NOT expunge all maps that contain contested territorial claims. It's just not doable nor rational, nor aligned with the project's goals and policies. — kashmīrī ^TALK 12:52, 6 May 2024 (UTC)