An edition of The red atlas
(2017)
The red atlas
how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world
by John Davies and Alexander James Kent
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xiii, 234 pages : 24 cm
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The red atlas: how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world
2017, University of Chicago Press
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022638957X 9780226389578
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Why this book is a detective story
War and peace : the background of the story
from Napoleon's march on Moscow to the collapse of the Soviet Union
Capturing the world .. on paper : describing the style, content, and symbology of the Red Army's maps of the world
Plots and plans : the overt and covert methods of the Soviet cartographers
Resurrection : the discovery of the maps after the fall of the Soviet Union and their continuing significance today
Appendix 1: Examples of maps of various series and scales
Appendix 2: References and resources
Appendix 3: Translation of typical city plan "Spravka"
Appendix 4: Translation of typical topographic map "Spravka"
Appendix 5: Symbols and annotation
Appendix 6: Glossary of common terms and abbreviations
Appendix 7: Print codes
Appendix 8: Secrecy and control.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and indexes.
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