>>518535833
>Russia has dozens if not hundreds of such islets, why does it deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the Elbrus?
Because an image of this Island marks the buck breaking of the Axis powers, in particular Japan who have been uppity lately.
These islands are a daily cause of immense seething amongst the population in Japan, and in particular on Hokkaido where they see the might of Russia daily (just like Gogis watch Elbrus and dream of owning that rock every day).

>>518535824
>It's more to do with voting being botted the fuck up than anything else really.
You mobilize the votes you need, be it imaginary voters or real ones.
The result is the same.