The red atlas, how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world, John Davies, Alexander J. Kent ; foreword by James Risen
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The red atlas, how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world, John Davies, Alexander J. Kent ; foreword by James Risen
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and indexes
Illustrations
maps
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The red atlas
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bibliography
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978389095
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John Davies, Alexander J. Kent ; foreword by James Risen
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how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world
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
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