John Davies and Alexander J. Kent, "The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World" (U Chicago Press, 2017)
New Books in the History of Science
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What Is the Legacy of the Ow Russian Mapping Project?
The project began proper wit starlin on, and i presume it ended with the dissolution of the osasar. What is its legacy in terms of the o the ow russian mapping project? Do we see its legacy being played out in the present day? Question, i think the key thing to remember,. is how hensive this mapping project really was. And that means that actually for a lot of places around the globe, particularly perhaps central asia, we've got detailed mapping unsurpassed by national mapping organizations themselves.
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