KelvinD & ICM
I recall as a Herc' nav passing the little route map for the pax to the loadie to take to the back.
There used to be a load of jokers in those days and my guess is that the nav in question drew the route across Soviet territory as a wind-up, perhaps fully expecting some 'senior' passenger to dash forward demanding, ' WTF is going on?'
We were fully aware that if we strayed off-route into Russian territory we would almost certainly be shot down.