I'm pretty certain that I read that Eldritch said that Mother Russia was about how West Berlin should be given to the Soviets. These lines really reinforce the idea that it's about Berlin, imo:
"There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia
A white house in a red square"
On East German maps, West Berlin was left as blank white space, therefore, the White House is both a real thing and a metaphor. In the metaphorical interpretation, it's saying that there's a little piece of America in the middle of what is essentially the USSR.
As for the lighthouse - if it's in the middle of Prussia it's safe again to assume it's Berlin.
I'm pretty certain that I read that Eldritch said that Mother Russia was about how West Berlin should be given to the Soviets. These lines really reinforce the idea that it's about Berlin, imo:
"There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia A white house in a red square"
On East German maps, West Berlin was left as blank white space, therefore, the White House is both a real thing and a metaphor. In the metaphorical interpretation, it's saying that there's a little piece of America in the middle of what is essentially the USSR.
As for the lighthouse - if it's in the middle of Prussia it's safe again to assume it's Berlin.