Imaginary Bridge

In memory of Nicholas Romanov, who reportedly died on Sept. 15, 2014 (British time).
Frank Rich in a New York Times  book review with online date July 31, 2014:

” The Invisible Bridge  takes its title from a bit of cynical political advice
bestowed on Nixon by Nikita Khrushchev: ‘If the people believe there’s
an imaginary river out there, you don’t tell them there’s no river there.
You build an imaginary bridge over the imaginary river.’ “

The book under review discusses a span of history beginning in 1973.

— Wallace Stevens, Collected Poems

See also Logan and Xavier discussing history at the end of
“X-Men: Days of Future Past.”