I&#x27;m not sure about your explaination, but either way the fact is Russia is somewhat frequently compared to Mordor.<p>This also reminded me there was some drama in late 2014 about lightning the Eye of Sauron above the skyscraper in Moscow (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30414032" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30414032</a>)  ;)